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The holders of a doctorate other than medical are generally not referred to as Docteurs, though they have the legal right to use the title; Professors in academia used the style Monsieur le Professeur rather than the honorific plain Professeur. "Maître" (Me) is used for law professions (solicitors, notaries), whereas
Monseigneur (plural: Messeigneurs or Monseigneurs) is an honorific in the French language, abbreviated Mgr., Msgr. [1] In English use it is a title before the name of a French prelate, a member of a royal family or other dignitary. Monsignor is both a title and an honorific in the Roman Catholic Church. [2]
Priests are colloquially addressed as "Father" (abbreviated as "Fr.") before either their true name or last name, even their nickname. Reverend Father as a full title is similar to Anglican or Eastern Orthodox usage, in contrast to practice in some other English-speaking nations. However, "The Rev." alone before priests' names is usually found ...
In the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, druid is the gender neutral 3rd degree, the priest title, centered on teaching, philosophy, mysticism, and other leadership roles. [12] Druidess: The female form of the word druid. A woman who practices the druid spirituality. Mainly found in Irish mythology. Archdruid
18th-century French Roman Catholic priests (3 C, 106 P) 19th-century French Roman Catholic priests (3 C, 156 P) 20th-century French Roman Catholic priests (3 C, 99 P)
The full Latin titles of all existing (Latin) dioceses may be seen in the Roman annual, "Gerarchia Cattolica", a complete list of the Latin names of all known dioceses (extant or extinct) is found in the large folio work of the Comte de Mas Latrie, "Trésor de chronologie, d'histoire et de géographie" (Paris, 1884).
[5] [6] The Catholic Church in France is organised into 98 dioceses, which in 2012 were served by 7,000 sub-75 priests. [7] 80 to 90 priests are ordained every year, although the church would need eight times as many to compensate the number of priest deaths. Approximately 45,000 Catholic church buildings and chapels are spread out among 36,500 ...
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /) (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist də la sal]; 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and the patron saint for teachers of youth.