TheArchdeacon of Man (sometimes incorrectly referred to asArchdeacon of the Isle of Man) is a senior cleric second only to theBishop of Sodor and Man in the AnglicanDiocese of Sodor and Man (which comprises theIsle 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 anex officio member of theLegislative Council.
^Until 1814, Mylrea was rector ofBallaugh rather than ofAndreas (which was customarily attached to the archdeaconry since the 16th century) because the rectors of Andreas (Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley andGeorge 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.")