Bishop of Sodor and Man

Bishop of Sodor and Man
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent: vacant acting bishop: Richard Blackburn, Bishop of Warrington
Province	York
Diocese	Sodor and Man
Cathedral	St German's, Peel
Website	Bishop's office

The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1 November 1980. The termination "and Man" appears to have been added in the 17th century and the designation "Sodor and Man" had become a fixture by 1684.

The bishop is an ex officio member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man, the upper house of the Tynwald, Man's parliament.

The right to nominate to the See of Sodor and Man rests with the Crown, which acts, perhaps somewhat anomalously (in view of Man's status as a Crown Dependency), on the advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

The See is currently vacant following the retirement on 11 November 2016 of Robert Paterson; in the vacancy, the acting bishop is Richard Blackburn, Bishop of Warrington (suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Liverpool).

The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1 November 1980.

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