Bishoprics of Chester and Man Act 1541

The Bishoprics of Chester and Man Act 1541 (33 Hen. 8. c. 31) was an Act of the Parliament of England that transferred the jurisdiction over the Dioceses of Chester and Sodor and Man from the Archdiocese of Canterbury to the Archdiocese of York.^[1]

Bishoprics of Chester and Man Act 1541

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for dissevering the Bishoprick of Chester and of the Isle of Man from the jurisdiction of Canterbury to the jurisdiction of York
Citation	33 Hen. 8. c. 31
Dates
Royal assent	1 April 1542
Status: Repealed

It was a rare pre-revestment example the English Parliament exercising its rights to pass legislation for the Isle of Man, notwithstanding the Island's own insular parliament, Tynwald.

The long title of the Act was An Act for dissevering the Bishoprick of Chester and of the Isle of Man from the jurisdiction of Canterbury to the jurisdiction of York.^[2] The Act, its action having been spent, has since been repealed.^{[citation needed]}