Bishop of Sodor and Man

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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 diocese is now called "Sodor and Man". 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 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 vacant at present, following the resignation of the Right Reverend Graeme Paul Knowles, who became Dean of St Paul's, London on 1 October 2007. On 8 February 2008 it was announced from 10 Downing Street that the next Bishop will be Canon Robert Paterson^[1] whose appointment was confirmed by Letters Patent issued by Queen Elizabeth II on 18 April 2008,^[2] and who was consecrated bishop on 25 April 2008 at York Minster.^[3] He will be enthroned Bishop of Sodor and Man on 14 June 2008 in St German's Cathedral at Peel, Isle of Man.^[4]

[edit] See also

• List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Sodor and Man

[edit] References

• Haydn's Book of Dignities (1894) Joseph Haydn/Horace Ockerby, reprinted 1969
• http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page4338.asp
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar
• http://manxman.flyinghat.net/
• Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004 Joseph Whitaker, J. Whitaker & Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
• The Observer's Book of Cathedrals Anthony S.B. New, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
• Discovering Cathedrals David Pepin, Shire Publications Ltd

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