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Styles of address

Religious dignitaries

Dignitary		Salutation	Final Salutation	In conversation
Roman Catholic Church	The Pope His Holiness Benedict XVI Address	Your Holiness:	I have the honour to remain Your Holiness's obedient servant,	"Your Holiness"
	A Cardinal His Eminence John Cardinal Smith Address	Your Eminence: or Dear Cardinal (name):	Yours very truly,	"Your Eminence"
	An Archbishop Bishop The Most Reverend (full name)* Archbishop/ Bishop of(name of Diocese)Address * The Holy See has accorded the courtesy title "His Excellency" to Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops; that title is not recognized by Canadian civil authorities.	Dear Archbishop/ Bishop (name):	Yours very truly,	"Archbishop/ Bishop"
	An Abbot The Right Reverend (full name) Abbot of (name of ________) Address	Right Reverend Father: or Dear Abbott (name):	Yours sincerely	"Father Abbot"
	A Canon The Very Reverend (full name) Address	Dear Canon (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Canon (name)"
	A Priest* The Reverend (full name) Address * Note: "Reverend" is an adjective which is never used without the full name.	Dear Father:	Yours sincerely,	"Father" or "Father (name)"
	A Sulpician Mr. (full name) Address	Dear Mr. (name):	Yours truly,	"Mr. (name)"
	Religious (man) The Reverend Father (full name) Address (woman) Reverend Mother (full name)/ Reverend Sister (full name)	Dear Father (name): Dear Reverend Mother:/ Dear Reverend Sister:	Yours sincerely, Yours sincerely, Yours sincerely,	"Reverend Father" "Reverend Mother (name)" "Reverend Sister (name)"
Anglican Church of Canada	The Primate The Most Reverend (full name) Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada Address	Dear Archbishop (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Archbishop"
	An Archbishop The Most Reverend (full name), D.D. Archbishop of (name of Diocese) Address	Dear Archbishop (name):	Yours very truly,	"Archbishop"
	A Bishop The Right Reverend (full name) Bishop of (name of Diocese) Address	Dear Bishop (name):	Yours very truly,	"Bishop (name)" or "Bishop"
	A Dean The Very Reverend (full name) Dean of (name of Cathedral) Address	Dear Dean (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Dean (name)" or "Mr./Mrs./ Ms./Miss (name)"
	Archdeacon The Venerable (full name) Archdeacon Address	Dear Archdeacon (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Archdeacon (name)"
	A Canon The Reverend Canon (full name) Address	Dear Canon (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Canon (name)"
	A Priest* The Reverend (full name) Address * Note: "Reverend" is an adjective which is never used without the full name.	Dear Father (name) or Dear Mr. (name): Dear Mrs./Ms./ Miss (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Father" or "Father (name)" "Mrs./Ms./ Miss (name)"
	Religious (man) The Reverend Father (full name) Address (woman) Reverend Mother (full name)/ Reverend Sister (full name)	Dear Father (name): Dear Reverend Mother: / Dear Reverend Sister:	Yours sincerely, Yours sincerely, Yours sincerely,	"Reverend Father" "Reverend Mother (name)" "Reverend Sister (name)"
Other religious denominations	A Moderator (United Church of Canada and Presbyterian Church in Canada) A present ordained Moderator: The Right Reverend (full name) Moderator of (name of Church) Address A past ordained Moderator: The Very Reverend (full name) * Moderator of (name of Church) Address	Dear Mr./Mrs./ Ms./Miss (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Mr./Mrs./ Ms./Miss (name)"
	A Minister* The Reverend (full name) Address * Note: "Reverend" is an adjective which is never used without the full name.	Dear Mr./Mrs./ Ms./Miss (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Mr./Mrs./ Ms./Miss (name)"
	A Rabbi Rabbi (full name) Address	Dear Rabbi (name):	Yours sincerely,	"Rabbi (name)"

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