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Rector:
From the Latin for "ruler." The priest in charge of a parish, elected by the vestry, in consultation with the bishop. Assisting priests the Rector appoints may be called curate, assistant or associate priests.
If the parish is also the cathedral, then the Rector is instead called the Dean of the Cathedral.
Reverend, The: "The Reverend" is an appropriate title to precede the full name of a priest or deacon, as in "The Reverend
Jane Doe." The Right Reverend is used for a bishop, The Most Reverend for an archbishop.
Reverend is an adjective, not a noun, and is incorrectly used with a last name only, or without the article
'the', as in "Reverend Smith."
Reverend, The Right: The traditional title of written address given to a bishop.
Reverend, The Very: The traditional title of written address given to the dean of a cathedral or to the dean of a deanery.
Reverend Doctor: An ordained person (hence Reverend) who also holds some degree at the doctorate level (hence Doctor) - a way of referring to a clergy person who was/is also a professor, or to a member of the clergy who holds an honorary or earned doctorate. A bishop who held/holds a doctorate could be referred to as "The Right Reverend Doctor." Parish and mission clergy traditionally do not like to be verbally addressed as "Doctor" or with any excessively long title as it lacks humility.
Reverend Father: An
affectionate, devotional or pietistic way of referring to a priest
who accepts being called Father. It is not an often used manner of address.
Religious Orders (Monks & Nuns, Episcopal): A monk is a member of a male Christian religious community (Monastery), under the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. These are the Counsels of Perfection - Matthew 19.12, 19.21, and 5.48. During the Reformation in England, all monasteries and convents were dissolved. It was not until the Anglo-Catholic Revival of the 1840's that they were reestablished in the Anglican Communion. The major male religious orders in the Episcopal Church are the Franciscans, the Benedictines, the Order of the Holy Cross, The Cowley Fathers (Society of St. John the Evangelist), the Paulists, and the Order of the Holy Family. An abbot is the 'father superior' in some monasteries.
A nun is a member of a female Christian religious community (Convent), under holy vows. The major female religious orders in the Episcopal Church are All Saints' Sisters of the Poor, the Order of St. Anne, the Order of St. Helena, the Sisters of the Holy Nativity, the Community of the Holy Spirit, the Community of St. John the Baptist, the Society of St. Margaret, the Community of St. Mary, the Poor Clares, and the Order of the Transfiguration. A 'mother superior' is often the spiritual director of a Convent.
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