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The Royal Peculiars of the Deaneries of Jersey and Guernsey
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 August 2012
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Royal Peculiars are an oddity of the Church of England. Churches and chapels that would normally come under the jurisdiction of the local bishop are in fact ‘peculiar’ when they have an ordinary who is not the local bishop but someone appointed by the Crown – and in some cases the Queen herself. In the Channel Islands, the whole deaneries of Jersey and Guernsey rather than individual churches claim to be Royal Peculiars. Whether this claim is valid is not easy to determine. While together with the Isle of Man, but excluding Ireland, they form part of the British Islands, they are not part of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom government is responsible for the defence and international relations of the Channel Islands, but the Crown is ultimately responsible for their good government, and Acts of the British Parliament do not apply to the Channel Islands.
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1 The expression ‘British Islands’ was defined in the Interpretation Act 1978 Sch 1 as meaning the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
2 The Dean of Guernsey, on behalf of the Guernsey Deanery, made a presentation to the Deanery Synod in October 2005, and this short history is taken from that address.
3 Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931, s 2.
4 Jersey Order in Council 16/1999 (11 May 1999).
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