The Development of the Lord Bishop's Role in the Manx Tynwald

The Isle of Man was a distinct diocese before it became a possession of the English crown in 1399. In the following centuries it retained not only a national legislature, the Tynwald, but the lord bishop of Sodor and Man. Ecclesiastical officers were to be found in Tynwald as early as 1614, and thro...

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Published inThe Journal of ecclesiastical history Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 494 - 514
Main Authors EDGE, PETER W., PEARCE, C. C. AUGUR
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2006
Subjects
Celtic languages
Christianity
Clergy
English
European history
History and sciences of religions
Institutions
Language history
Overall studies
Public administration
Religious history
England
Isle of Man
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Summary:The Isle of Man was a distinct diocese before it became a possession of the English crown in 1399. In the following centuries it retained not only a national legislature, the Tynwald, but the lord bishop of Sodor and Man. Ecclesiastical officers were to be found in Tynwald as early as 1614, and throughout the nineteenth century it included the lord bishop, the vicars-general and the archdeacon of the diocese. During the twentieth century the number of ecclesiastical officers in the legislature dwindled, until today only the lord bishop survives, and his position remains controversial.
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ISSN:0022-0469
1469-7637
DOI:10.1017/S0022046905004343