Vicars of Kirk Michael - 1686 - 2016 - Kirk Michael, Isle of Man
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Vicars of Kirk Michael in the Sanctuary of St. Michael and All Angels Church in the Village of Kirk Michael, Isle of Man
Waymark Code: WMWKF1
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 09/15/2017
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This timeline lists all the Vicars of Kirk Michael from 1686 to the present time.
The timeline is in the Sanctuary of the Church and is a white wooden board with black lettering.
In total 28 Vicars are named on the Board. The earliest being Henry Norris (1686-1717) and the present incumbent being Jeanette Hamer who became vicar at the Church in 2016.The timeline shows that there was no Vicar between 1725-1735.
The Michael Parish website gives an even longer time of Vicars of Kirk Michael see the following link:
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The present Church dates from 1834 or 1835 and was designed by John Welch, when Joseph Brown (1818-1860) was Vicar. It replaced one that had been built in 1700's part of the Chancel of this earlier Church can still be seen in the north of the churchyard.
A tablet, let into the old chancel wall, states that Dr Thomas Wilson, re-built the chancel of the Parish Church in 1776. This was at the time when John Crellin (1771-1798) was Vicar.
The earliest documentary evidence for a church in Michael comes from AD 1240 in the Chronicles of Man and the Isles; but the site of the church is not known.
Source: A Guide To The Archaeological Sites of the Isle of Man Up To AD 1550 by Andrew Johnson and Allison Fox (ISBN 978-0-9554043-5-1)
Source: An Introduction to the Architecture of the Isle of Man by Patricia Tutt (ISBN 978-1-907945-10-6)
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