History
The original cathedral of St German was inside the walls of Peel Castle and fell into ruin in the 18th century. After a considerable period of debate over who owned the ruins and site, the decision was eventually taken to not rebuild that cathedral. In 1895, the bishop consecrated his chapel at the bishop's palace as pro-cathedral and instituted a chapter of canons with himself as dean. That arrangement (bishop as dean) persisted even after the consecration of the new cathedral.
The cathedral has a dean and chapter. Until 15 October 2011, the Bishop of Sodor and Man was dean ex officio, but on that date the vicar of the parish became dean ex officio, as had been the historical arrangement from the 12th century until the late 19th. The chapter consists of the Archdeacon of Man ex officio and four canons who are all parochial clergy.
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