Diocese of Sodor and Man

	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
	NB This page is not part of the official website of the Diocese of Sodor and Man.

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	The Rev Simon Archer The Vicarage Arbory Road Castletown IM9 1ND Tel: 01624 823509
Braddan	Kirk Braddan (St Brendan) Old Kirk Braddan	The Rev Daniel Richards Kirk Braddan Vicarage Saddle Road Braddan IM4 4LB Tel: 01624 675523
Cathedral (see note 7)	Cathedral Church of St German, Peel	The Very Rev Nigel Godfrey The Deanery Albany Road Peel IM5 1JS Tel: 01624 842608
The West Coast (see note 7)	Kirk Patrick (Holy Trinity) Kirk Michael (St Michael the Archangel) St John's Church St James, Dalby
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	The Rev Ruth Walker 36A Market Street Peel IM5 1AE Tel:01624 844910
Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin (see note 2)	Kirk Marown (St Runius) 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	vacant
Onchan (see note 4)	Kirk Onchan (St Peter)	The Rev Alessandra di Chiara The Rectory 18 Windermere Avenue Onchan IM3 2DT Tel: 01624 673743
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 Daniel Norris 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 Steven Herron 13 Sunningdale Drive Onchan IM3 1EX Tel: 07624 308815

Chapels marked * are licensed for weddings.

Diocesan Bishop and other officials
Bishop of Sodor and Man The Rt Rev Patricia Hillas	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 687530 registryyork@flintbishop.co.uk 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
Cathedral	Bishop and Crown (see note 7)
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)

Mission Partnerships
Mission partnership	Parishes
Northern	the Northern Plain; Ramsey and the North-East
Western	Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin; Cathedral; 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). The parish church of St Paul, Foxdale was closed for regular public worship on 1st October 2023 by the Foxdale Pastoral Scheme 2023.

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 team ministry was terminated on 1 December 2023 by the Onchan, Lonan and Laxey Pastoral Scheme 2023. 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 original parish of the West Coast, and the benefice of the West Coast, were created on 1st May 2012 by the Western Pastoral Scheme 2012. The new Cathedral parish was created on 1st January 2024 by the Cathedral Pastoral Scheme 2023, which renamed the benefice "the Cathedral benefice". The patronage is exercisable by the Bishop and the Crown by turns (Bishop 1st and 3rd, Crown 2nd). The incumbent of the Cathedral benefice is ex officio dean of the cathedral church.

Diocese of Sodor and Man

Isle of Man Benefices and their Patrons

Mission Partnerships