The independence of the Manx Church

Pearce, Augur 2002. The independence of the Manx Church. Studeyrys Manninagh , 1.1.

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Abstract

In this paper, Dr Augur Pearce considers the legal basis on which the Diocese of Sodor and Man can be said to be integrated into the Church of England. England and Man were by origin two quite separate jurisdictions, and although the medieval view of the church as one supranational hierarchy centred on Rome would make this fact irrelevant, the Reformation theory of national churches would point to a prima facie autonomous Manx Church, unless and until steps were taken to unite the English and Manx religious systems. The paper therefore considers the evidence for a pre-Reformation link to the province of Canterbury, the legal basis for the Reformation changes in preaching and liturgy, and the (limited) effect of the transfer of metropolitical oversight to York in 1541. The real agent of integration, it is argued, has been nineteenth and twentieth century Westminster legislation. Behind the unquestioned factual Manx adherence to the English Church lies the authority of the Parliament of England over the Isle of Man. Even here, though, the normal rules for determining whether a Westminster enactment is intended to extend to the Island must apply, irrespective of whether that enactment be a traditional Act or a Measure framed in Church Assembly or General Synod.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Additional Information:	"Studeyrys Manninagh" is the title of the e-journal published by the Centre for Manx Studies. The e-journal represents part of the research activity of the Centre for Manx Studies, which is a teaching and research unit of the University of Liverpool that is managed by a partnership between The University of Liverpool, The Isle of Man Department of Education and Manx National Heritage.
Publisher:	Centre for Manx Studies
ISSN:	1478-1409
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Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 23:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/68453

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