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Reverend Monsignor, Rev. Msgr., or simply Monsignor. Three classes of papal honours for clergy. Purely honorary. Canon: Very Reverend, Very Rev., Canon [5] Members of a 'chapter' of a cathedral or other significant church. Originally indicative of simply a community of clergy living a semi-religious/monastic life, now often used purely as an ...
Deacons are styled as The Reverend, The Reverend Deacon, or The Reverend Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Mx. [8] [a] Priests are usually styled as The Reverend, The Reverend Father/Mother (even if not a religious; abbreviated Fr/Mthr) or The Reverend Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Mx. Heads of some women's religious orders are styled as The Reverend Mother (even if not ordained).
The other cardinals have the rank either of Cardinal Priest or Cardinal Deacon, the former rank being normally assigned to bishops in charge of dioceses, and the latter to officials of the Curia and to priests raised to the cardinalate.
Reverend John P. McDonough – Served as the Air Force chief of chaplains from 1988 to 1991; Reverend Henry J. Meade – Served as the Air Force chief of chaplains from 1974 to 1978; Reverend Donald W. Shea – Served as the Army chief of chaplains from 1994 to 1999; Reverend Arthur S. Thomas – Served as the Air Force chief of chaplains from ...
This has been defined in law since 1990. [10] From 1965 to 1990, they were ranked as equal to Cardinal-bishops. [11] It remains the case that, if a patriarch is also made a cardinal in the Latin Church, he is created at the rank of cardinal-bishop, without a named see, but retains his place of precedence.
The role of Chaplain of the Fleet, being Head of the Naval Chaplains, was established on 13 May 1859, and was originally attached to the role of Senior Chaplain at Greenwich Hospital [1] and was also the Inspector of Naval Schools.
In the Anglican Communion, [4] the style is used with certain senior priests in a diocese.The senior priest of a cathedral, whether a dean or a provost, is usually styled as the Very Reverend regardless of whether the priest is also the rector of the cathedral parish, or whether the cathedral is a parish church.
The Reverend Harry Viener was invested as the first Chaplain-in-Chief on 11 October 1918 [4] with the Chaplaincy branch officially established in December 1918. [5] Reverend Viener had been a Royal Naval Chaplain and was 'lent' to the Air Force by the Admiralty. [ 6 ]