Henry Man (died 19 October 1556) was an English clergyman who served as the

Bishop of Sodor and Man The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man (Manx Gaelic: ''Sodor as Mannin'') in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese only covers the Isle of Man. The Cathedral Church of St German where ...

in the 16th century. Until the

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he was a

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who had been appointed the

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Witham Witham () is a town and civil parish in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 25,353. It is twinned with the town of Waldbröl, Germany. Witham stands on the Roman road between the ...

, Somerset (1534–35) and then the Prior of

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, Surrey (1535–39). Following the dissolution of the monasteries, he was briefly a chaplain to

King Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement w ...

. He was appointed the

Dean of Chester The Dean of Chester is based at Chester Cathedral in the Diocese of Chester and is the head of the Chapter at the cathedral. List of deans Early modern *1541 Thomas Clerk (priest), Thomas Clerk (first Dean of Chester) *1541–1547 Henry Man ( ...

in 1541, also holding the rectories of St Mary on the Hill, Chester and Fyningley,

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. He was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man in January 1546 and

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

Old St Paul's Cathedral Old St Paul's Cathedral was the cathedral of the City of London that, until the Great Fire of London, Great Fire of 1666, stood on the site of the present St Paul's Cathedral. Built from 1087 to 1314 and dedicated to Paul of Tarsus, Saint Paul ...

on 14 February 1546 by bishops

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, Chetham and Hodgkins. He continued to hold the deanery of Chester ''

in commendam In canon law, commenda (or ''in commendam'') was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice ''in trust'' to the ''custody'' of a patron. The phrase ''in commendam'' was originally applied to the provisional occupation of an ecclesiastica ...

'' for another year before resigning the post by 31 May 1547. After the accession of

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, he was deprived of the see and his predecessor Thomas Stanley was restored in 1555 or 1556. Henry died on 19 October 1556 and was buried at

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, London. He had become a

Doctor of Divinity A Doctor of Divinity (DD or DDiv; ) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity (academic discipline), divinity (i.e., Christian theology and Christian ministry, ministry or other theologies. The term is more common in the Englis ...

(DD).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Man, Henry 1556 deaths Bishops of Sodor and Man Carthusians English priors Year of birth unknown 16th-century English clergy