The Reverend

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* [[Nun|Religious sisters]] may be styled as ''Reverend Sister'' (in writing), though this is more common in Italy than in, for example, the United States. They may be addressed as ''Sister'' (in writing or in speaking).
* [[Deacons]] are addressed as
** ''The Reverend Deacon'' (in writing), or ''Father Deacon'' (in writing or speaking), or simply ''Deacon'' (in speaking), if ordained permanently to the diaconate.
*** ''The Reverend Mister'' (in writing) may be used for seminarians who are ordained to the diaconate, before being ordained presbyters; ''Deacon'' (in speaking); nearly never ''Father Deacon'' when referring to a [[Latin Church]] deacon in English.
* [[Priest]]s, whether [[Secular clergy|secular]], in an order of [[Canons Regular|canons regular]], a [[monastic orders|monastic]] or a [[mendicant order]], or [[Clerics Regular|clerics regular]]  ''The Reverend'' or ''The Reverend Father'' (in writing).
** [[Protonotary apostolic|Protonotaries Apostolic]], [[Honorary Prelate|Prelates of Honor]] and [[chaplain of His Holiness|Chaplains of His Holiness]]: ''The Reverend [[Monsignor]]'' (in writing).
** Priests with various grades of jurisdiction above pastor (e.g., [[vicars general]], [[judicial vicar]]s, [[ecclesiastical judge]]s, [[episcopal vicar]]s, [[Provincial superior|provincials]] of religious orders of priests, rectors or presidents of colleges and universities, [[Prior (ecclesiastical)|prior]]s of monasteries, [[Dean (religion)|dean]]s, [[vicars forane]], [[archpriests]]): ''The Very Reverend'' (in writing).
* [[Abbot]]s of monasteries: ''The Right Reverend'' (in writing).
* [[Abbess]]es of convents: ''The Reverend Mother Superior'', with their convent's name following (e.g., ''The Reverend Mother Superior of the Poor Clares of Boston'' in written form, while being referred to simply as ''Mother Superior'' in speech).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.catholictradition.org/Saints/forms-address.htm |title= Catholic Forms of Address |publisher= Catholic tradition |access-date= 24 October 2012 |archive-date= 29 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121029134518/http://www.catholictradition.org/Saints/forms-address.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>
* [[Bishop]]s and [[archbishop]]s: ''The Most Reverend''.
** In some countries of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], such as the United Kingdom (but not in Northern Ireland), only archbishops are styled ''The Most Reverend'' (and addressed as "Your Grace") and other bishops are styled ''The Right Reverend''.
* [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinals]] are styled as ''His Eminence'' 
* [[Patriarchs]] as ''His Beatitude''
* Patriarchs of Eastern-rite Catholic churches (those in full communion with Rome) who are made Cardinals are titled ''His Beatitude and Eminence''
* The Catholic [[Pope]] and other Eastern-rite Catholic or Orthodox leaders with the title Pope as ''His Holiness''<ref name=C>{{Cite web |url=http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/how-to-address-church-officials.html |title="How to Address Church Officials", ''Catholic Education Resource Center'' website. |access-date=16 September 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916233344/http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/how-to-address-church-officials.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

None of the clergy are usually addressed in speech as ''Reverend'' or ''The Reverend'' alone. Generally, ''Father'' is acceptable for all three orders of clergy, though in some countries this is customary for priests only. Deacons may be addressed as ''Deacon'', honorary prelates as ''Monsignor''; bishops and archbishops as ''Your Excellency'' (or ''Your Grace'' in Commonwealth countries), or, in informal settings, as ''Bishop'', ''Archbishop'', etc.