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The Right Reverend (abbreviated as The Rt Rev'd or The Rt Rev.) is an honorific style given to certain religious figures and members of a clergy. Overview
Bishop: "the Right Reverend" (Rt. Rev.); formally addressed as My Lord rather than Your Excellency. This style is an ancient one, and has been used in the western church for more than a thousand years; it corresponds to, but does not derive from, the Italian Monsignore and the French Monseigneur .
The Rt. Rev. Matthew Foster Heyd is an American prelate who has served as the 17th bishop of New York since 2024. [1] [2] He was consecrated as bishop co-adjutor in 2023, [3] [4] [5] having previously served for 10 years as rector of the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City. [6]
Stevens was born in Ilford, Essex, to Ralph Stevens and Ursula Plowman.He was educated at Chigwell School.He studied classics and English at Selwyn College, Cambridge, [3] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968; as per tradition, this was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree in 1972.
In 2017 Rowe sent a letter, along with the Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York and the chairs of the standing committees of the Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, proposing the creation of "a unique partnership in which the two dioceses would share a single bishop, a single staff". [17]
Abbreviations for Reverend include Rev., Revd (or Rev d), and Rev'd. The Reverend is traditionally used as an adjectival form with first names (or initials) and surname, e.g. "the Reverend John Smith" or "the Reverend J. F. Smith"; if the first names (or initials) are unknown, the correct form is "The Reverend Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Smith". [3]
Owensby undertook studies at Emory University from where he graduated with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy. After studies at Sewanee: The University of the South, he was ordained to the diaconate on June 8, 1997 and to the priesthood on December 7, 1997.
Gillion was born in Norfolk to clergy parents [3] and was educated at Norwich School. [4] He trained in acting at the University of London and then worked as an actor and theatre director for 12 years, participating in a variety of stage shows including cabaret, repertory and Shakespeare productions, [5] prior to retraining for ministry at the age of 32.