St. Mary of the Isle Church
The St Mary of the Isle Cathedral, also referred to as the Cathedral of St Mary of the Isle, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Douglas, Isle of Man. It is part of the Roman Catholic Pastoral Area of St Maughold within the Archdiocese of Liverpool. It is one of two cathedrals on the Island, and one of six Catholic churches. It is referred to locally as St. Mary's.In September 2023, St Mary of the Isle was granted cathedral status. History Prior to the Reformation, the Church on the Island was the independent Diocese of Sodor and Man, which, since the Reformation, continues as an Anglican diocese. It is part of the Church of England with its own Bishop resident on the Island with its own cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint German, in the town of Peel. The post Reformation Catholic Cathedral on the Island forms part of the Archdiocese of Liverpool and constitutes one third of the land mass of the Archdiocese. The first Catholic Chapel on the Island to be constructed after the the Reformation was built by Father Miles McPharlan who was in situation from 1803 to 1820, on land which was gifted to the church