List of churches on the Isle of Man
Appearance
The following is a list of churches in the Isle of Man.
The Island has an estimated 94 active churches for 84,497 inhabitants, a ratio of one church for every 899 people.
Several of the churches are Isle of Man registered buildings.
Active churches
[edit]Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Website | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
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St Andrew, Andreas | Andreas | [1] | Ancient | Church of England | Northern Plain | Rebuilt 1802 |
St Jude Chapelry, Andreas | Andreas | [2] | Church of England | Northern Plain | ||
St Columba, Ballabeg | Arbory (Ballabeg) | [3] | Ancient | Church of England | Arbory and Castletown | Current building 1759 |
Ballabeg Methodist Church | Arbory (Ballabeg) | [4] | Methodist | |||
Ballakilpheric Methodist Church | Arbory (Ballakilpheric) | [5] | Methodist | |||
Colby Methodist Church | Arbory (Colby) | [6] | Methodist | |||
St Mary de Ballaugh, Ballaugh | Ballaugh | [7] | 1823 | Church of England | Northern Plain | |
Kirk Braddan | Braddan | [8] | 1876 | Church of England | Braddan | |
St Bridget, Bride | Bride | [9] | Church of England | Bride, Lezayre & N Ramsey | ||
Bride Methodist Church | Bride | [10] | Methodist | |||
St Mary's on the Harbour, Castletown | Castletown | [11] | 1865 | Church of England | Arbory and Castletown | |
St Mary's Catholic Church, Castletown | Castletown | [12] | c. 1826 | Roman Catholic | Not mentioned in Catholic Directory.[13] Note: Separate building linked with St Columba, Port Erin[12] | |
Castletown Methodist Church | Castletown | [14] | Methodist | |||
St George, Douglas | Douglas | [15] | 1781 | Church of England | Douglas St George | |
St Matthew the Apostle, Douglas | Douglas | [16] | 1897–1908 | Church of England | Douglas St Matthew | |
St Ninian, Douglas | Douglas | [17] | 1914 | Church of England | Douglas St Ninian | |
St Thomas the Apostle, Douglas | Douglas | [18] | Church of England | Douglas St Thomas | ||
St Augustine's Church, Douglas | Douglas | [19] | Anglican / FIEC | Self-defines as Anglican; affiliated with FIEC | ||
St. Mary of the Isle Church, Douglas | Douglas | [20][21] | Roman Catholic | |||
Broadway Baptist Church | Douglas | [22] | 1890 | Baptist Union | Building 1905 | |
Trinity Methodist Church | Douglas | [23] | Methodist | |||
Promenade Methodist Church | Douglas | [24] | Methodist | |||
St Andrew's URC, Douglas | Douglas | [25] | 1825 | United Reformed | Building 1832. Moved to smaller building 1970s | |
Douglas Salvation Army | Douglas | [26] | Salvation Army | |||
Isle of Man Quaker Meeting | Douglas | [27] | Quakers | |||
Living Hope Community Church, Douglas | Douglas | [28] | Four12 | |||
St John the Baptist (The Royal Chapel), St John's | German (St John's) | [29] | Medieval | Church of England | West Coast | Rebuilt 1849 |
St John's Methodist Church | German (St John's) | [30] | Methodist | |||
St Patrick, Jurby | Jurby | [31] | Ancient | Church of England | Northern Plain | Rebuilt 1813. May no longer hold services |
Christ Church, Laxey | Laxey | [32] | Church of England | Onchan, Lonan & Laxey | ||
Laxey Methodist Church | Laxey | [33] | Methodist | |||
St Fingan, Glen Auldyn | Lezayre (Glen Auldyn) | [34] | Church of England | Bride, Lezayre & N Ramsey | ||
St Stephen, Sulby | Lezayre (Sulby) | [35] | 1838 | Church of England | Northern Plain | |
Sulby Methodist Church | Lezayre (Sulby) | [36] | Methodist | |||
Kirk Malew | Malew | [37] | Medieval | Church of England | Malew and Santan | |
St Mary (Abbey Church), Ballasalla | Malew (Ballasalla) | [38] | Church of England | Malew and Santan | ||
Ballasalla Methodist Church | Malew (Ballasalla) | [39] | Methodist | |||
St Mark, St Marks | Malew (St Marks) | [40] | 1772 | Church of England | Malew and Santan | Built as a chapel of ease to Malew |
Ballagarey Methodist Church | Malew (St Marks) | [41] | Methodist | |||
Marown Parish Church | Marown | [42] | Church of England | Marown, Foxdale & Baldwin | ||
St Luke, Baldwin | (Baldwin) | [43] | 1836 | Church of England | Marown, Foxdale & Baldwin | Replaced an earlier chapel dedicated to St Abban |
Crosby Methodist Church | Marown (Crosby) | [44] | Methodist | |||
Kirk Maughold | Maughold | [45] | Ancient | Church of England | Maughold & S Ramsey | |
Christ Church, Dhoon | (Dhoon) | [46] | Church of England | Maughold & S Ramsey | ||
St Michael & All Angels, Michael | Michael | [47] | ? | Church of England | West Coast | Current building 1835, fourth church on site |
Kirk Michael Methodist Church | Michael | [48] | Methodist | |||
St Peter, Onchan | Onchan | [49][50] | Church of England | Onchan, Lonan & Laxey | ||
St Anthony, Onchan | Onchan | [51] | Roman Catholic | |||
St Joseph, Willaston | Onchan | [52][53] | Four 12 | |||
Onchan Baptist Church | Onchan | [54] | 1970 | ? | Building 1978 | |
Onchan Methodist Church | Onchan | [55] | Methodist | Redeveloped 1988 | ||
Onchan Elim Church | Onchan | [56] | 1983 | Elim | ||
Holy Trinity, Patrick | Patrick | [57] | 1714 | Church of England | West Coast | Previous parish church was St Patrick's within Peel Castle |
St James, Dalby | Patrick (Dalby) | [58][59] | 1839 | Church of England | West Coast | |
St Paul, Foxdale | Patrick (Foxdale) | [60] | 1847 | Church of England | Marown, Foxdale & Baldwin | Chapel established 1847, present church dedicated 1880 |
Cathedral Church of St German, Peel | Peel | [61] | 1879-1884 | Church of England | West Coast | Original cathedral of St German's, within Peel Castle, fell into disrepair.
Church rebuilt in Peel centre, replacing St Peter's church |
St Patrick, Peel | Peel | [62] | Roman Catholic | |||
Grace Baptist Church Peel | Peel | [63] | Grace Baptist Assoc | |||
Peel Methodist Church | Peel | [64] | Methodist | |||
Peel Elim Community Church | Peel | [65] | Elim | |||
Living Hope Community Church, Peel | Peel | [28] | Four12 | |||
Christ Church, Port Erin | Port Erin | [66] | Church of England | Rushen | ||
St Catherine, Port Erin | Port Erin | [67] | Church of England | Rushen | ||
St Columba, Port Erin | Port Erin | [12] | Roman Catholic | |||
Grace Baptist Church, Port Erin | Port Erin | [68] | 1970 | Independent | Building 1980 | |
Village Church, Port Erin | Port Erin | [69] | 2018 | Independent (NWGP) | Port Erin, Port St Mary, Colby | Formerly Grace Community Church |
Port Erin Methodist Church | Port Erin | [70] | Methodist | |||
St Mary, Port St Mary | Port St Mary | [71] | Church of England | Rushen | ||
Port St Mary Methodist Church | Port St Mary | [72] | Methodist | |||
Living Hope Community Church, Port St Mary | Port St Mary | [28] | Four12 | |||
The Howe Methodist Church | Port St Mary (The Howe) | [73] | Methodist | |||
St Olave, N Ramsey | Ramsey | [74] | Church of England | Bride, Lezayre & N Ramsey | ||
St Paul, Ramsey | Ramsey | [75] | 1822 | Church of England | Maughold & S Ramsey | |
Our Lady Star of the Sea & St Maughold, Ramsey | Ramsey | [76][77] | Roman Catholic | |||
Ramsey Baptist Church | Ramsey | [78] | 2007 | ? | Church plant from Broadway Baptist Church, Douglas | |
Ramsey Methodist Church | Ramsey | [79] | 1892 | Methodist | ||
Ramsey Independent Methodist Church | Ramsey | [80][81] | 1835 | Independent Methodist | ||
Trinity URC, Ramsey | Ramsey | [82] | United Reformed | Building 1884 | ||
Church on the Rock (Ramsey Elim Church) | Ramsey | [83] | Elim | |||
Living Hope Community Church, Ramsey | Ramsey | [28] | Four12 | |||
St Peter, Cregneish | Rushen (Cregneish) | [84] | Church of England | Rushen | ||
St Sanctain, Santan | Santon | [85] | Church of England | Malew and Santan | ||
Abbeylands Methodist Church | Abbeylands | [86] | 1813 | Methodist | ||
Agneash Methodist Church | Agneash | [87] | Methodist | |||
Baldrine Methodist Church | Baldrine | [88] | 1843 | Methodist | ||
Ballafesson Methodist Church | Ballafesson | [89] | Methodist | |||
Barregarrow Methodist Church | Barregarrow | [90] | Methodist | |||
Kerrowkeil Methodist Church | Kerrowkeil | [91] | c. 1710 | Methodist | ||
Cooil Methodist Church | Cooil | [92] | Methodist | |||
Glen Maye Methodist Church | Glen Maye | [93] | Methodist | |||
Orrisdale Methodist Church | Orrisdale | [94] | Methodist | |||
Pulrose Methodist Church | Pulrose | [95] | Methodist | |||
Sandygate Methodist Church | Sandygate | [96] | Methodist | |||
Union Mills Methodist Church | Union Mills | [97] | Methodist |
Defunct churches
[edit]Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Website | Founded | Closed | Denomination | Notes |
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St Mary (Old Church), Ballaugh | Ballaugh | [98] | 11th century | Church of England | ||
Old Kirk Braddan | Braddan | [99] | 1777 | Church of England | Possibly existed earlier | |
Holy Trinity, Lezayre (AKA Kirk Christ Lezayre) | Lezayre | [100] | 2013 | Church of England | Closed 2013 | |
All Saints, Lonan | Lonan | [101] | 1834 | 2015 | Church of England | Closed for worship 2015 |
St Adamnan, Lonan | Lonan | Redundant C19th but preserved | ||||
Old St Runius, Crosby | Marown (Crosby) | [102] | Church of England | Ruins only | ||
All Saints, Douglas | Douglas | [103] | 2017 | Church of England |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ You, A Church Near. "St Jude Chapelry, Andreas". A Church Near You. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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- ^ You, A Church Near. "St Fingan, Glen Auldyn". A Church Near You. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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- ^ You, A Church Near. "Kirk Malew, Malew". A Church Near You. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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- ^ You, A Church Near. "St Peter, Cregneish". A Church Near You. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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- ^ "Isle of Man - Baldrine". www.methodist.org.im. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Isle of Man - Ballafesson". www.methodist.org.im. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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- ^ "Isle of Man - Cooil". www.methodist.org.im. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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- ^ "Isle of Man - Orrisdale". www.methodist.org.im. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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- ^ "Isle of Man - Sandygate". www.methodist.org.im. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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- ^ You, A Church Near. "Old Kirk Braddan, Braddan". A Church Near You. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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