Archdeacon of Man

The Archdeacon of Man (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Archdeacon of the Isle of Man) is a senior cleric second only to the Bishop of Sodor and Man in the Anglican Diocese of Sodor and Man (which comprises the Isle of Man). This is unusual, as in the Church of England deans are usually the senior priests of the diocese. In Sodor and Man, however, the role of dean was fulfilled by the Bishop for many years, until becoming distinct again only in October 2011. According to advice given by Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann, the Archdeacon "is the bishop's second in command", and this seniority is reflected, e.g., on Tynwald Day in the Order of the Procession, and by the fact that until 1919 the Archdeacon of Man was an ex officio member of the Legislative Council.

List of archdeacons

Abbreviations used in the list:

aft. = after
bef. = before

d. = died in office
res. = resigned

ret. = retired

=Medieval=

bef. 1248 – 1249 (res.): Laurence (elected bishop)
bef. 1257 – aft. 1257: Dompnalds
bef. 1270 – aft. 1330: Makaboy
bef. 1320 – aft. 1331: Cormac
bef. 1408 – aft. 1408: Patrick[http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol04/v2p247.htm Manx Society for the Publication of National Documents vol 4, p. 247]
bef. 1482 – aft. 1482: Gilbert
bef. 1497 – 1497 (res.): Thomas Clerke
bef. 1513 – aft. 1513: John Walles
bef. 1534 – aft. 1534: ? Gorstellaw

=Early modern=

1546 – 1557: William McCrystyn
bef. 1544 – bef. 1552 (d.): Gilbert Latham/de Latham/Lathum[http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol29/p091.htm Manx Society for the Publication of National Documents vol 29, p. 91]
bef. 1557 – aft. 1561: Richard Gorstyllaw/Gorstale
bef. 1577 – aft. 1582: Hugh Holland
1587 – 7 August 1633 (d.): John Phillips (also Archdeacon of Cleveland, 1601 – 1619; Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1605, when archdeacon in commendam)
bef. 1595 – aft. 1594: Henry Curwyn (opposed Phillips)
1634 – bef. 1643: John Broxop
bef. 1640 – 1661 (res.): Samuel Rutter
bef. 1663 – 1667 (d.): Jonathan Fletcher
14 September 1667 – 1688 (d.): William Urquhart
bef. 1689 – 12 April 1695 (d.): John Lomax/Loman
16 July 1696 – 1700 (res.): Archippus Kippax
10 June 1700 – 3 October 1701 (d.): Christopher Marsden
10 July 1703 – 20 December 1718 (d.): Samuel Wattleworth/Waltleworth
1718 – 25 May 1727 (res.): Robert Horrobin
6 September 1727 – 11 May 1760 (d.): John Kippax
18 July 1760 – 14 September 1787 (d.): William Mylrea
5 November 1787 – 7 December 1803 (res.): Lord George Murray
1803 – 1808: Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley
1808 – 1814 The Hon. George Murray
1814 – 29 March 1832 (d.): Daniel MylreaUntil 1814, Mylrea was rector of Ballaugh rather than of Andreas (which was customarily attached to the archdeaconry since the 16th century) because the rectors of Andreas (Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley and George Murray) were absent from the island.
22 May 1832 – 25 June 1839 (res.): Benjamin PhilpotBradley, A. G. (ca. 1900) Our Centenarian Grandfather, 1790–1890. London: John Bale ("From the MS. autobiography of the Rev. B. Philpot, Fellow of Ch. Coll., Camb., Vicar-General and Archdeacon of the Isle of Man, Rector of Gt. Cressingham, &c., &c.")
19 September 1839 – 8 February 1844 (d.): Cecil Hall
17 April 1844 – 26 February 1886 (d.): Joseph Moore

=Late modern=

1886 – 1894 (res.): Joshua Hughes-Games
1895 – 13 May 1912 (d.): Hugh Gill{{Who's Who | title=Gill, Ven. Hugh Stowell | id = U186348 | type = was | volume = 1920–2007 | edition = December 2007 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
1912 – 1938 (ret.): John Kewley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | title=Kewley, Ven. John | id = U227734 | type = was | volume = 1920–2007 | edition = December 2012 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
1938 – 28 March 1958 (d.): Vincent Stockwood{{Who's Who | title=Stockwood, Ven. Charles Vincent | id = U243386 | type = was | volume = 1920–2007 | edition = December 2012 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
1958 – 2 February 1964 (d.): Ernest Stenning{{Who's Who | title=Stenning, Ven. Ernest Henry | id = U49868 | type = was | volume = 1920–2007 | edition = December 2012 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
1964 – 1978 (ret.): Edward Glass (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | title=Glass, Ven. Edward Brown | id = U172691 | type = was | volume = 1920–2007 | edition = December 2012 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
1978 – 1982 (ret.): Arthur Clague{{Who's Who | title=Clague, Ven. Arthur Ashford | id = U162904 | type = was | volume = 1920–2007 | edition = December 2012 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
1982 – 1996 (ret.): David Willoughby{{Who's Who | title=Willoughby, Ven. David Albert | id = U182815 | type = was | volume = 1920–2007 | edition = December 2012 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
1996 – 2005 (ret.): Brian Partington (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | title=Partington, Ven. Brian Harold | id = U30173 | volume = 2014 | edition = December 2013 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
2005 – 2011 (ret.): Brian Smith[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-12267048 BBC News – Smith to retire] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | title=Smith, Ven. Brian | id = U45247 | volume = 2014 | edition = December 2013 online | access-date = 27 December 2013}}
2011 – 2021 (ret.): Andie Brown[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-13586117 BBC News – Diocese announces new Archdeacon]{{Who's Who | title=Brown, Ven. Andrew | id = U254534 | volume = 2014 | edition = December 2013 online | access-date = 27 December 2013 }}
19 June 2022{{snd}}present: Irene Cowell{{cite web |title=Irene Cowell Installed as Archdeacon |url=https://www.sodorandman.im/the-venerable-irene-cowell-installed-as-archdeacon/ |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=31 July 2022 |website=Diocese of Sodor and Man |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731213632/https://www.sodorandman.im/the-venerable-irene-cowell-installed-as-archdeacon/ |url-status=live}} (especially the first image: [https://www.sodorandman.im/wp-content/uploads/IMG_1_2.jpg] {Archived at [https://web.archive.org/web/20220731213948/https://www.sodorandman.im/wp-content/uploads/IMG_1_2.jpg]})

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