Honorifics

This article forms part of the series Clergy (Christian)

Major orders

Bishop - Priest - Deacon

Minor orders

Subdeacon - Reader Cantor - Acolyte

Other orders

Chorepiscopos - Exorcist Doorkeeper - Deaconess

Episcopal titles

Pope - Patriarch - Cardinal - Catholicos Archbishop - Metropolitan Auxiliary bishop - Chorbishop - Titular bishop Major Archbishop

Priestly titles

Archimandrite - Protopresbyter Archpriest - Protosyngellos Economos

Diaconal titles

Archdeacon - Protodeacon - Hierodeacon

Minor titles

Lampadarios

Monastic titles

Abbot - Igumen

Related

Ordination - Vestments Presbeia - Honorifics Clergy awards - Exarch Proistamenos - Vicar

An honorific is a word or expression that is a manner of address, which conveys esteem or respect, and is used in addressing or referring to a person. These honorific titles are somewhat of a cross between a title of authority, given to those in a position of authority in the church, and a title of honor, given to one because of their service in the church. Honorifics are usually placed immediately before or after the name of the subject.

In general, when referring to a hierarch, indirect address is used (e.g., His Holiness or Your Grace).

Bishops

Patriarchs / Primates

• His All Holiness or The Most Divine (abbreviation for former HAH, oral address Your All Holiness) — Ecumenical Patriarch
• His Beatitude (oral address Your Beatitude)
  • Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria & All Africa
  • Patriarch of Antioch & All The East; also styled as The Most Blessed
  • Patriarch of Jerusalem; also styled as The Most Blessed or The Most Divine
  • Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia; also styled as His Holiness or The Most Holy (abbreviation for former HH, oral address Your Holiness)
  • Patriarch of Romania
  • Patriarch of Bulgaria; also styled as His Holiness
  • Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia; also styled as His Holiness
  • Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus
  • Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece
  • Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania
  • Metropolitan; also styled as The Most Blessed
  • Archbishop

You may also see The Most Blessed Beatitude. Names are sometimes hyphenated, e.g. All-Holiness.

Archbishops

• His Eminence or The Most Reverend (abbreviation for latter The Most Rev., oral address Your Eminence)
  • Metropolitan or Titular Metropolitan
  • Archbishop

Note: Some jurisdictions use His Excellency (oral address Your Excellency)

Bishops

• His Grace or The Right Reverend (abbreviation for latter The Rt. Rev., oral address Your Grace)
  • Bishop or Titular Bishop

Presbyters

• The Right Reverend Father (abbreviation The Rt. Rev. Fr., oral address Father)
  • Protopresbyter
  • Archpriest
  • Archimandrite

• The Very Reverend Father (abbreviation The Very Rev. Fr., oral address Father)
  • Archpriest
  • Archimandrite
  • Dean

• The Reverend Father (abbreviation The Rev. Fr., or, occasionally, The Rev'd., oral address Father)
  • Priest
  • Protodeacon

Notes:

• Also see Presbytera for honorific names for the wives of clergy members.
• The Reverend Doctor (abbreviation The Rev. Dr., oral address Father or Doctor) is also used for priests with a doctorate or medical degree.

Monastics

• The Reverend Father (abbreviation The Rev. Fr., or, occasionally, The Rev'd., oral address Father)
  • Abbot
  • Hieromonk

• The Reverend Mother (abbreviation The Rev. Mo., oral address Mother)
  • Abbess

• Monk - Brother/Father
• Nun - Sister/Mother

Deacons

• Deacon - The Reverend Deacon or Father Deacon
• Deaconess - The Reverend Deaconess or Mother Deaconess or Diakónissa

Minor orders

• Subdeacon - Mister/Brother
• Reader/Cantor - Mister/Brother

Sources

• Wikipedia:Style (manner of address)#In religion
• Wikipedia:Honorifics
• http://orlapubs.com/AR/R297.html
• http://orlapubs.com/AR/R67.html
• http://www.goarch.org/en/special/usvisit2002/clergy/clergy_greetings.asp
• http://www.goarch.org/en/resources/etiquette/
• http://www.ocadow.org/texts/protocol.htm
• http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/clergy_etiquette.aspx
• http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/readings/beginning/brother.shtml

Source

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