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‎Deacons

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‎Informal address

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‎Bishops

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Sayedna moved to Clerical address: Needs to be expanded into a more general article

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New page: (from Arabic, meaning ''Lord'') A title used for all bishops, whatever their rank, particularly from the Patriarchate of Antioch.

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(from Arabic, meaning ''Lord'') A title used for all bishops, whatever their rank, particularly from the Patriarchate of Antioch.

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 ===Priests===
-Father, either by itself or followed by the priest's name.  Unless you know differently for a particular priest, it would be normal to use his full christian name (do not shorten it): ''Father Andrew'' is preferable to ''Father Andy'' etc.  ''Father'' should not be followed by a surname as a greeting.
+''Father'', either by itself or followed by the priest's name.
 *Arabic:  ''Abouna''
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 ===Deacons===
-In the Slavic tradition, Deacons are commonly addressed as "Father." Others consider it inappropriate to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk.  This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common.  ''Deacon'', either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.
+In some traditions, deacons are commonly addressed as "Father." Others consider it inappropriate to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk.  This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common.  ''Deacon'', either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.
 *Arabic:  ''Shamas''

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 ===Deacons===
-It is not correct to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk.  This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common.  ''Deacon'', either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.
+In the Slavic tradition, Deacons are commonly addressed as "Father." Others consider it inappropriate to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk.  This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common.  ''Deacon'', either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.
 *Arabic:  ''Shamas''

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 ===Deacons===
-It is not correct to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk.  This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common.  Deacon, either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.
+It is not correct to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk.  This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common.  ''Deacon'', either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.
 *Arabic:  ''Shamas''

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 *Slavonic:  ''Vladyka''
 *Arabic:  ''Sayidna'' (literally "our master," also Latinized as ''Sayedna'')
+*French: ''Monseigneur''
 ===Priests===

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	It is not correct to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk. This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common. Deacon, either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.		It is not correct to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk. This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common. Deacon, either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.

		+	*Arabic: ''Shamas''

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	*Slavonic: ''Vladyka''		*Slavonic: ''Vladyka''
	*Arabic: ''Sayidna'' (literally "our master," also Latinized as ''Sayedna'')		*Arabic: ''Sayidna'' (literally "our master," also Latinized as ''Sayedna'')
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		+	===Priests===
		+	Father, either by itself or followed by the priest's name. Unless you know differently for a particular priest, it would be normal to use his full christian name (do not shorten it): ''Father Andrew'' is preferable to ''Father Andy'' etc. ''Father'' should not be followed by a surname as a greeting.
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		+	*Arabic: ''Abouna''
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		+	===Deacons===
		+	It is not correct to call a deacon ''Father'' unless he is also a monk. This is, however, widely ignored and ''Father'' is very common. Deacon, either followed by his Christian name or by itself is correct.

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−	~~(Arabic~~, ~~meaning~~ ''~~Lord~~''~~) A title used~~ for all ~~[[bishop\|~~bishops~~]],~~ whatever ~~their~~ rank, ~~particularly from the~~ [[~~Church of Antioch\|Patriarchate of Antioch~~]].	+	In the Orthodox Church, it is customary to use various forms of '''clerical address''' to refer to clergy of various ranks.
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		+	==Informal address==
		+	===Bishops===
		+	Informal address for bishops varies from one language to another, but ''Master'' is the most common term. This form of address is common to all bishops of whatever rank and is also used liturgically.
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		+	*Greek: ''Despota''
		+	*Slavonic: ''Vladyka''
		+	*Arabic: ''Sayidna'' (literally "our master," also Latinized as ''Sayedna'')
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		+	[[Category:Clergy]]

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−	(~~from~~ Arabic, meaning ''Lord'') A title used for all bishops, whatever their rank, particularly from the Patriarchate of Antioch.	+	(Arabic, meaning ''Lord'') A title used for all [[bishop\|bishops]], whatever their rank, particularly from the [[Church of Antioch\|Patriarchate of Antioch]].