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Diocese of Sodor and Man



Isle of Man Parishes and their Churches and Chapels
Diocesan Bishop and other officials
Isle of Man Benefices and their Patrons
Mission Partnerships
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Isle of Man Parishes and their Churches and Chapels
Use the MannGIS online maps to find the parish in which any place is located
Parish Churches and chapels
(parish church(es) in bold)
Incumbent (vicar or rector)
Arbory and Castletown
(see note 1)
Kirk Arbory (St Columba)
St Mary's Church, Castletown
vacant
Braddan Kirk Braddan (St Brendan)
Old Kirk Braddan
The Rev Daniel Richards
Kirk Braddan Vicarage
Saddle Road
Braddan IM4 4LB
Tel: 01624 675523
Malew and Santan (see note 1) Kirk Malew (St Lupus)
Kirk Santan (St Sanctain)
St Mary's Church (Abbey Church), Ballasalla
St Mark's Church
vacant
Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin
(see note 2)
Kirk Marown (St Runius)
St Paul's Church, Foxdale
Old Kirk Marown
St Luke's Church, Baldwin
The Rev Janice Ward
The Vicarage
Crosby IM4 4BH
Tel: 01624 851378
The Northern Plain
(see note 3)
Kirk Andreas (St Andrew)
Kirk Ballaugh (St Mary the Virgin)
Kirk Jurby (St Patrick)
St Stephen's, Sulby
Old Kirk Ballaugh
*St Jude's Chapel
The Rev Iaen Skidmore
The Rectory
Churchtown
Ramsey IM7 2AN
Tel: 01624 897873
Onchan
(see note 4)
Kirk Onchan (St Peter) The Rev Alessandra di Chiara (team rector)
The Rectory
18 Windermere Avenue
Onchan IM3 2DT
Tel: 01624 673743

(team vicar — vacant)
Lonan and Laxey
(see note 4)
Christ Church, Laxey
Old Kirk Lonan
Ramsey and the North-East
(see note 5)
Kirk Bride (St Bridget)
St Olave's Church, Ramsey
St Paul's Church, Ramsey
Kirk Maughold (St Maughold)
Christ Church, Dhoon
The Rev Lynn Davidson
Mountain View
Gardeners Lane
Ramsey IM8 3PN
Tel: 01624 812275
Rushen Kirk Rushen (Holy Trinity)
*St Catherine's Chapel, Port Erin
*St Mary's Chapel, Port St Mary
*St Peter's Chapel, Cregneash
The Rev Joe Heaton
Rushen Vicarage
Port St Mary IM9 5LP
Tel: 01624 832275
St George and All Saints
(see note 6)
St George's Church The Ven Irene Cowell (team rector – St George's)
St George's Vicarage
16 Devonshire Road
Douglas IM2 3RB
Tel: 01624 675430

The Rev Michael Brydon (team vicar – St Matthew's)
The Vicarage
62 Ballabrooie Way
Douglas IM1 4HB
Tel: 01624 622108

The Rev Liz Hull (team vicar – St Thomas's)
2 Second Avenue
Douglas IM2 6AW
Tel: 01624 677711
St Matthew, Douglas
(see
note 6)
St Matthew's Church
St Thomas, Douglas
(see note 6)
St Thomas' Church
St Ninian, Douglas St Ninian's Church The Rev John Coldwell
St Ninian's Vicarage
58 Ballanard Road
Douglas IM2 5HE
Tel: 01624 621694
The West Coast
(see note 7)
Cathedral Church of St German, Peel
Kirk Patrick (Holy Trinity)
Kirk Michael (St Michael the Archangel)
St John's Church
St James, Dalby
The Very Rev Nigel Godfrey
The Deanery
Albany Road
Peel IM5 1JS
Tel: 01624 842608

Chapels marked * are licensed for weddings.





Diocesan Bishop and other officials

Bishop of Sodor and Man

Bishop Peter Eagles

The Rt Rev Peter Eagles

Bishop's Office

Thie yn Aspick
4 The Falls
Douglas
Isle of Man IM4 4PZ

+44 (0)1624 622108
bishop@sodorandman.im

Archdeacon of Man

The Ven Irene Cowell
St George's Vicarage
16 Devonshire Road
Douglas
Isle of Man IM2 3RB

+44 (0)1624 675430
archdeacon@sodorandman.im

Dean of the Cathedral Church

The Very Rev Nigel Godfrey
The Deanery
Albany Road
Peel IM5 1JS

+44 (0)1624 842608
dean@sodorandman.im

Vicar General and Chancellor

W Howard Connell Esq
28 Cronk Cullyn
Colby IM9 4NQ

Deputy Vicar General

Ms Hazel Smith

Diocesan Secretary

Mr Tony Connell
3 Knock Rushen
Castletown IM9 1TQ

+44 (0)7624 235970
diosec@sodorandman.im

Secretary of Diocesan Synod

Mr Colin Kelsey
16 Knock Rushen
Castletown
Isle of Man IM9 1TQ

+44 (0)7624 398971
synod@sodorandman.im

Diocesan Registrar

Mrs Louise Connacher MA
Sodor and Man Diocesan Registry
Stamford House
Piccadilly
York YO1 9PP

+44 (0)1904 623487
louise.connacher@luptonfawcett.law

Deputy Registrar

Mrs Jessica Gray



Isle of Man Benefices and their Patrons

Benefice Patron
Arbory and Castletown Crown and Bishop (see note 1)
Braddan Bishop
Malew and Santan Crown(see note 1)
Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin Crown and Bishop (see note 2)
Onchan, Lonan and Laxey Crown and Bishop (see note 4)
Ramsey and the North-East Crown and Bishop (see note 5)
Rushen Crown
South Douglas Bishop (see note 6)
St Ninian, Douglas Church Pastoral Aid Society
The Northern Plain Crown and Bishop (see note 3)
The West Coast Bishop and Crown (see note 7)




Mission Partnerships

Mission partnership Parishes
Northern the Northern Plain; Ramsey and the North-East
Western Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin; the West Coast
Southern Arbory and Castletown; Malew and Santan; Rushen
Eastern Braddan; Lonan and Laxey; Onchan; St George and All Saints; St Matthew's; St Ninian's; St Thomas's

For an explanation of Mission Partnerships, click here


Note 1: The parish and benefice of Arbory and Castletown, and the parish and benefice of Malew and Santan, were created on 1st February 2013 by the Southern Pastoral Scheme 2012. The patronage of Arbory and Castletown is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st, Bishop 2nd); the patronage of Malew and Santan is exercisable by the Crown.

Note 2: The parish and benefice of Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin were created on 1st October 2012 by the Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin Pastoral Scheme 2012. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st and 3rd, Bishop 2nd).

Note 3: The parish and benefice of Andreas, Ballaugh, Jurby and Sulby were created on 1st March 2012 by the Northern Pastoral Scheme 2011; they were renamed "the Northern Plain" by the Northern Pastoral (Amendment) (No.2) Scheme 2012. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st and 3rd, Bishop 2nd). The benefice of St Jude's Andreas ceased to exist on 6th March 2005 by virtue of the St Jude's Andreas Pastoral Scheme 2004.

Note 4: The parish of Lonan and Laxey, and the united benefice of Onchan, Lonan and Laxey, were created on 1st October 2012 by the Onchan, Lonan and Laxey Pastoral Scheme 2012, which established a team ministry for the united benefice. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and Bishop by turns (Crown 1st and 3rd, Bishop 2nd). The parish church of All Saints, Lonan (Kirk Lonan) was closed for regular public worship on 1st August 2015 by the Lonan Pastoral Scheme 2015.

Note 5: The parish and benefice of Ramsey and the North-East was created on 1st January 2023 by the North-East Pastoral Scheme 2022. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st, Bishop 2nd). (The former parish and benefice of Bride, Lezayre and North Ramsey were created on 1st March 2012 by the Northern Pastoral Scheme 2011. The former parish and benefice of Maughold and South Ramsey were created on 1st October 2012 by the Maughold and South Ramsey Pastoral Scheme 2012. The former parish church of Lezayre (Kirk Christ Lezayre) was closed for regular public worship on 1st November 2013 by the Lezayre Pastoral Scheme 2013.)

Note 6: The united benefice of South Douglas was created on 1st January 2023 by the Douglas Pastoral Scheme 2022, which established a team ministry for the benefice. (The parish, and the former benefice, of St George and All Saints were created on 1st January 2015 by the Douglas (St George and All Saints) Pastoral Scheme 2014. The benefice of All Saints and St Thomas was dissolved on 1st April 2008 by the Douglas (All Saints and St Thomas) Pastoral Scheme 2008. The parish church of All Saints was closed for regular public worship with effect from 1st May 2017 by the Douglas (All Saints' Church) Pastoral Scheme 2016.)

Note 7: The parish and benefice of the West Coast were created on 1st May 2012 by the Western Pastoral Scheme 2012. The patronage is exercisable by the Bishop and the Crown by turns (Bishop 1st and 3rd, Crown 2nd).