Monsignor
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mons, Msgr, Mons., Prelate of honor, Protonotary apostolic, Protonotary supernumerary
thumb|Portrait of Monsignor James F. Loughlin. The ecclesiastical dress of priests styled monsignor is similar to that of bishops. Monsignor ( ; ) is a form of address or title for certain members of the clergy in the Catholic Church. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, meaning "my lord". "Monsignor" can be abbreviated as Mons. or Msgr. In some countries, the title "monsignor" is used as a form of address for bishops. However, in English-speaking countries, the title is unrelated to the episcopacy, though many priests with the title later become bishops.
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Current honor rules
- Current honor classes
- Current honor eligibility
- Current forms of address
- Current ecclesiastical dress
- Chaplains of His Holiness
- Honorary prelates
- Supernumerary protonotaries apostolics
- Protonotaries apostolics ''de numero''
- Previous honor rules
- Previous honor classes
- Previous age requirements
- Previous forms of address
- Other monsignors
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|Portrait of Monsignor James F. Loughlin. The ecclesiastical dress of priests styled monsignor is similar to that of bishops. Monsignor ( ; ) is a form of address or title for certain members of the clergy in the Catholic Church. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, meaning "my lord". "Monsignor" can be abbreviated as Mons. or Msgr. In some countries, the title "monsignor" is used as a form of address for bishops. However, in English-speaking countries, the title is unrelated to the episcopacy, though many priests with the title later become bishops.
The title "monsignor" is a form of address, not an appointment (such as a bishop or cardinal). A priest cannot be "made a monsignor" or become "the monsignor of a parish". The title "Monsignor" is normally used by clergy who have received one of the three classes of papal honors: Protonotary apostolic (the highest class) Honorary prelate Chaplain of His Holiness (the lowest class)
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