Sodor and Man
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Diocese of Sodor and Man Dioecesis Sodorensis et Monensis Aspickys Sodor as Vannin |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | York |
| Archdeaconries | Man |
| Deaneries | Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 15 (in 14 benefices) |
| Churches | 43 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Cathedral | Peel Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop |
Bishop of Sodor and Man (vacant) acting bishop: Richard Blackburn, Bishop of Warrington |
| Archdeacon | Andie Brown, Archdeacon of Man |
| Website | |
| sodorandman.im | |
Sodor and Man is a diocese of the Church of England. Originally much larger, today it covers just the Isle of Man and its adjacent islets. Today, the bishop's offices are based in Douglas and the cathedral is in Peel. The diocese is not generally called either Sodor diocese or Man diocese.
The diocese administers 43 churches, which are grouped into parishes. Following extensive pastoral reorganisation in 2012 there are 15 such parishes. Two of these 15 parishes ('Onchan' and 'Lonan & Laxey') have been formally grouped into a team ministry with one Team Rector and one Team Vicar, meaning that there are 14 benefices. The cathedral in Peel is part of the Parish of the West Coast, whose parish priest is ex officio Dean of the cathedral, and bears the title "Very Reverend". The Archdeacon of the Diocese is also the parish priest of one of the 14 benefices.
The parishes are grouped into four "Mission Partnerships", named eastern, western, southern, and northern, for purposes of administration, mission, and inter-parochial co-operation. Originally informal (from 2010) these mission partnerships became legal entities on 1 January 2013 under the Mission and Pastoral Measure (Isle of Man) 2012 legislation. They have completely replaced the more traditional Rural deanery structure, and the measure has legally abolished the former deaneries and the office of Rural Dean. Each mission partnership has a Team Leader appointed by the Bishop from amongst the constituent clergy.
In addition to the parish clergy, the Bishop of Sodor and Man licenses a small number of ordained chaplains. These include the school chaplain of King William's College where there is an elegant Anglican chapel with scissor-braced roof with canopied stalls designed by James Cowle, and the hospital chaplain of the island's main Noble's Hospital, where an interdenominational chapel is staffed by the Anglican chaplain together with two colleagues, one Roman Catholic, and one free church.
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