Archdeacon of Man explained

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^[1]
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^[2]
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 Mylrea^[3]
22 May 1832 – 25 June 1839 (res.): Benjamin Philpot^[4]
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
1912 – 1938 (ret.): John Kewley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
1938 – 28 March 1958 (d.): Vincent Stockwood
1958 – 2 February 1964 (d.): Ernest Stenning
1964 – 1978 (ret.): Edward Glass (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
1978 – 1982 (ret.): Arthur Clague
1982 – 1996 (ret.): David Willoughby
1996 – 2005 (ret.): Brian Partington (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
2005 – 2011 (ret.): Brian Smith^[5] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
2011 – 2021 (ret.): Andie Brown^[6]
19 June 2022present: Irene Cowell^[7]

Notes

http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol04/v2p247.htm Manx Society for the Publication of National Documents vol 4, p. 247
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol29/p091.htm Manx Society for the Publication of National Documents vol 29, p. 91
Until 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.
Bradley, 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.")
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-12267048 BBC News – Smith to retire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-13586117 BBC News – Diocese announces new Archdeacon
Web site: Irene Cowell Installed as Archdeacon . 20 June 2022 . 31 July 2022 . Diocese of Sodor and Man . 31 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731213632/https://www.sodorandman.im/the-venerable-irene-cowell-installed-as-archdeacon/ . live. (especially the first image: https://www.sodorandman.im/wp-content/uploads/IMG_1_2.jpg)

Sources

Le Neve. John. Hardy. Sir Thomas Duffus. John Le Neve. Thomas Duffus Hardy. Archdeacons of Man. Page:Fasti_ecclesiae_Anglicanae_Volume_3.djvu/325. Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae. 3. 1854. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 329–330. 325–326.