Roman Catholics Honorifics and Titles

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ROLE	HOW TO ADDRESS CLERGY
Pope	They are addressed as The Pope, His Holiness, Your Holiness, Most Holy Father
Cardinal	They are addressed as His Eminence; Your Eminence
Archbishop	They are addressed as The Most Reverend; His Excellency; Your Excellency.
Bishop	They are addressed as The Most Reverend; His Excellency; Your Excellency.
Abbot	They are addressed as The Right Reverend; Father Abbot, others depending on personal and abbey custom.
Protonotary Apostolic	They are addressed as The Reverend Monsignor
Honorary Prelate	They are addressed as Monsignor and have certain privileges with respect to ecclesiastical dress and vestments
Chaplain of His Holiness	They are addressed as Monsignor and have certain privileges with respect to ecclesiastical dress and vestments
Vicar General	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or The Reverend
Judicial Vicar	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Ecclesiastical Judge	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Episcopal Vicar	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Vicar Forane	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Dean	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Provincial Superior	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Rector	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Canon	They are addressed as The Very Reverend Canon
Prior	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Pastor of a Catholic parish	They are addressed as The Reverend or Father.
Parochial Vicar	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Chaplain	They are addressed as The Very Reverend or Father.
Priest	They are addressed as The Reverend or Father.
Transitional Deacon	They are addressed as Mister or Deacon.
Permanent Deacon	They are addressed as Mister or Deacon.
Seminarian	They are addressed as Mister
Religious Brother	They are addressed as Brother.
Abbess	They are addressed as Reverend Mother or Sister
Prioress	They are addressed as Reverend Mother or Sister
Superior General of a religious order of women or a province	They are addressed as Reverend Mother or Sister
Nun or Religious Sister	They are addressed as Sister.