Is the Church of England "by law established" in the Channel Islands?

lanfranco

According to this site, the "jurisdiction" of the Church of England extends to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. By this, I have to assume that the C of E is technically "established" there. However, many Channel Islanders are, of course, Roman Catholics, and not a few are Methodists. In other words, if the Islands are legally considered part of the British Isles, then the C of E must be considered the "established" church, whatever the Islanders themselves happen to be doing (or not) about religious observances. This site on the C of E has a link to the Channel Islands, with some information (somewhat unclear) about their religious/cultural situation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England Jun 22 05, 8:35 PM

sue943

Each parish (of which there are twelve in Jersey) has its own parish church. All these parish churches are C of E. The Dean of Jersey also sits in the local parliament. Jun 23 05, 8:35 AM

bloomsby

Thanks to you both. To cap it all, I see that the Channel Islands are part of the Diocese of Winchester. The Bishop of Winchester is one of the five senior bishops in the C. of E. and has a an ex officio seat in the House of Lords. Jun 23 05, 9:48 AM