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Using Personal
Titles
#9:
Roman
Catholic
ReligiousTitles
There are
many different religious offices
in the Roman
Catholic Church and each has its own title. Different
titles
are
used for the Pope and for cardinals,
archbishops,
bishops,
monsignors, priests,
deacons,
superiors
of
religious
orders, monks, and nuns:
In
speaking,
| for . .
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use this
title: |
| the Pope |
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Your Holiness |
| cardinals |
|
Your Eminence |
| archbishops |
|
Your Excellency |
| bishops |
|
Your Excellency |
| monsignors |
|
Monsignor |
| priests |
|
Father |
| deacons |
|
Deacon |
superiors
(men) |
|
Father |
superiors
(women) |
|
Mother |
| monks |
|
Brother (Name) |
| nuns |
|
Sister (Name) |
In writing a letter,
| for . .
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|
use this
address: |
| the Pope |
|
His Holiness (religious name)
address
or
His
Holiness the Pope
address |
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| cardinals |
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His Eminence (Name),
Archbishop of _____
address |
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| archbishops |
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The Most Reverend (Name),
Archbishop of _____
address |
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| bishops |
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The Most Reverend (Name),
Bishop
of _____
address |
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| monsignors |
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The Right Reverend
Monsignor
(Name),
address |
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| priests |
|
Reverend Father (Name)
address |
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| deacons |
|
Rev. Deacon (Name)
address |
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|
superiors
(men) |
|
Fr. (Name),
Superior
address |
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superiors
(women) |
|
Mother (Name),
Superior
address |
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| monks |
|
Brother (Name)
address |
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| nuns |
|
Sister (Name)
address |
In writing a letter,
| for . .
. |
|
use this
greeting: |
| the Pope |
|
Your Holiness:
or
Most Holy
Father: |
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&nbs
p; |
| cardinals |
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Your
Eminence: |
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&n
bsp; |
| archbishops |
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Your
Excellency: |
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|
| bishops |
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Most Reverend Sir:
or
Dear Bishop (
surname): |
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| monsignors |
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Dear Reverend Monsignor:
or
Dear Monsignor
(surname): |
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&
nbsp; |
| priests |
|
Reverend Father:
or
Dear Fr.
(surname): |
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&
nbsp; |
| deacons |
|
Rev. Deacon:
or
Dear Deacon
(surname): |
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&
nbsp; |
superiors
(men) |
|
Rev. Father
Superior:
or
Dear Fr. (religious
name): |
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; |
superiors
(women) |
|
Rev. Mother
Superior:
or
Dear Mother
(religious
name): |
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| monks (men) |
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Dear Brother (religious
name): |
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| nuns (women) |
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Dear Sister (religious
name): |
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Special Notes:
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In the
past, superiors and members of religious
communities
(monks and nuns) were often
oknown only by their religious names. Now,
however, it is more common
to use the
religious
name
and the actual
surname:
in the
past:
Brother
Thomas
now:
Brother
Thomas Jones |
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Written addresses for superiors and members
of
religious communities often include the
initials of their
religious
order
(for example,
O.S.B. for Order of St.
Benedict). If
you
use these initials, write a comma
after
the name
and then
write the initials:
Brother Thomas Jones, O.S.B. |
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Other Christian groups often have different
offices,
and even if the name of the office is
the same, the title might be
different. Some
of these titles will be in later
Hints. |
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