Diocese of Sodor and Man
Sodor and Man is a Diocèse of the Église of England. In the beginning much vaster, this diocese covers today the island of Man and the small islands adjacent.
History
The Norwegian diocese of Sodor was formed in 1154. It then covered the Hébrides and the other islands of the west coast of the Scotland. Its name norrois was Súðreyjar or Sudreys (“islands of the south”), in opposition to the Norðreyjar , the “islands of north” which are the the Orkneys and the the Shetland. The island of Man was included in these islands of the south. This diocese was part of the Archidiocèse of Trondheim.Norway controlled these islands until in 1266, date on which it yielded them to Scotland (Traité of Perth). The island of Man was detached from the islands of Scotland and fell under suzerainty from the kings d' Angleterre in 1334. Thereafter, this diocese passed to the lords of Man (Stanley, counts de Derby, of 1406 to 1736 and the dukes of Atholl as from 1736) until the seigniory was bought by the British Couronne in 1765. The right to name the bishop of Sodor and Man belonged to the lords of Man, then he was exerted by the dukes of Atholl, before being given to the Crown, in 1828.
It seems that the origin of the name Sodor was lost. It is probable that this term indicated the small island which sheltered the seat of the bishop. The termination " and Man" seem to be added to the 17th century. Until 1604, the bishops signed " invariably; Sodorensis" , then, until in 1684, they used sometimes the form " Soderensis" sometimes the English form Sodor and Man . Since 1684, they sign " invariably; Sodor and Man".
The Cathedral of the diocese of Sodor and Man was in the beginning on the island Saint-Patrick, with Peel, the only city of Man. During the 18th century, it fell gradually in disuse and, several years during, there was only one pro-cathedral with Douglas. In 1980, the current cathedral of the diocese of Sodor and Man, the parish church of Saint-German of Peel, was indicated by act of the Tynwald.
Prerogatives
The bishop of Sodor and Man had very an important quantity of grounds on the island of Man, in particular 99 farms and 77 cottages. He had his own court and his own prison with the Château of Peel. Other grounds mannoises were on the other hand the property of the Abbaye of Furness, in Scotland.
Appendices
External bond
- Site of the diocese of Sodor and Man
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