Addressing Orthodox Clergy in Speaking and in Writing

 for…

 

 use this title:

 

 Patriarch

 the Metropolitan

 

 His Beatitude the Patriarch of   _____
 or
 His Holiness the Patriarch of_____

 Your Beatitude

 archbishops

 

 Your Grace

 bishops

 

 Your Grace

 archimandrites

 

 Father (religious name)

 or

 Archimandrite (religious name)

 protopresbyters

 

 Protopresbyter (given name)

 or

 Father (given name)

 archpriests

 

 Father (given name)

 priests

 

 Father (given name)

 priest’s wife

 

 Matushka (given name)

 protodeacons

 

 Father Deacon (given name)

 deacons

 

 Father Deacon (given name)

 monastics

 (men)

 

 Igumen (religious name)

 Father Abbot (religious name)

 Brother (religious name)

 monastics

 (women)

 

 Igumena (religious name)

 Mother Abbess (religious name)

 Sister (religious name)

 

 

 for…

 

 use this title:

 

 Patriarch

 the Metropolitan

 

 

 Your Beatitude,
 or
 Your Holiness,

 The Most Blessed (religious name),

 Metropolitan of _____

 address

 archbishops

 

 The Most Reverend (religious name),

 Archbishop of _____

 address

 bishops

 

 The Right Reverend (religious name),

 Bishop of _____

 address

 archimandrites

 

 Rev. Archimandrite (religious name)

 address

 protopresbyters

 

 V. Rev. Protopresbyter (name)

 address

 archpriests

 

 V. Rev. (name)

 address

 priests

 

 Rev. (name)

 address

 priest’s wife

 

 Matushka* (name)

 address

 protodeacons

 

 Rev. Protodeacon (name)

 address

 deacons

 

 Rev. Deacon (name)

 address

 monastics

 (men)

 

 Igumen (religious name)

 address

 Father Abbot (religious name)

 address

 Brother (religious name)

 address

 monastics

 (women)

 

 Igumena (religious name)

 address

 Mother Abbess (religious name)

 address

 Sister (religious name)

 address

 

 

 for…

 

use this greeting:

 Patriarch

 the Metropolitan

 

 Your Beatitude:
 or
 Your Holiness:

 Your Beatitude:

 or

 Dear Metropolitan (religious name):

 archbishops

 

 Your Grace:

 or

 Dear Archbishop (religious name):

 bishops

 

 Your Grace:

 or

 Dear Bishop (religious name):

 archimandrites

 

 Father (religious name):

 or

 Dear Archimandrite (religious name):

 protopresbyters

 

 Protopresbyter (given name):

 or

 Dear Father (given name):

 archpriests

 

 Father (given name):

 or

 Dear Father (given name):

 priests

 

 Father (given name):

 or

 Dear Father (given name):

 priest’s wife

 

 Matushka* (given name):

 or

 Dear Matushka (given name):

 protodeacons

 

 Father Deacon (given name):

 or

 Dear Father Deacon (given name):

 deacons

 

 Father Deacon (given name):

 or

 Dear Father (given name):

 monastics

 (men)

 

 Igumen (religious name):

 or

 Dear Igumen (given name):

 Father Abbot (religious name):

 or

 Dear Father Abbot (religious name):

 Brother (religious name):

 or

 Dear Brother (religious name):

 monastics

 (women)

 

 Igumena (religious name)

 or

 Dear Igumena (given name):

 Mother Abbess (religious name):

 or

 Dear Mother Abbess (religious   name):

 Sister (religious name):

 or

 Dear Sister (religious name):