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Diocesan priest: The Reverend Lord (Dominus in Latin) (abbreviated as Rev. Do.); Don. Religious priest: Padre; Father (Fr.). Religious sister: The Reverend Sister (Rev. Sr.). (Permanent) Deacon: Deacon (Dcn.). The Philippines. In the predominantly Catholic Philippines, ecclesiastical addresses are adapted from American custom but with ...
All priests are entitled to be styled the Reverend, and many male priests are called Father. Some senior priests have other titles. Many member churches ordain women to the priesthood. There is as yet no widely used alternative title to "Father" for female priests, though many utilize “Mother.” Priests traditionally wear a (usually) black ...
Diakonissa Mary (Greek), or the same titles as a priest's wife. Abbot. The Right Reverend Abbot [insert name], Abbot [insert name], Father [insert name] Abbess. The Reverend Mother Superior [insert name], The Very Reverend Abbess [insert name], Reverend Mother [insert name], Mother [insert name] Monk.
In Brazil, the priests in the Umbanda, Candomblé and Quimbanda religions are called pai-de-santo (literally "Father of saint" in English), or "babalorixá" (a word borrowed from Yoruba bàbálórìsà, meaning Father of the Orisha); its female equivalent is the mãe-de-santo ("Mother of saint"), also referred to as "ialorixá" (Yoruba ...
The Reverend is an honorific style given before the names of certain Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style, but is sometimes referred to as a title, form of address, or title of respect. [1]
t. e. The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. [1] [2] In the ecclesiological sense of the term, "hierarchy" strictly means the "holy ordering" of the church, the Body of Christ, so to respect the diversity of gifts and ministries necessary for genuine unity. In canonical and general usage, it refers ...
The Episcopal Church ( TEC ), based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Michael Bruce Curry, the first African American bishop to serve in that ...
Thomas Bacon (priest) Francis Asbury Baker. Alexander Balmain. Randall Balmer. Stephen H. Bancroft. John Gaynor Banks. Daniel Barber (minister) Ruth Tiffany Barnhouse. Ellen Barrett.