Calling him "Monsignor" seems too feudal.
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Monsignor
/mɑnˈsiː.njɚ/
Synonyms for "monsignor" (9 found)
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2 entrieschaplain of His Holinessprotonotary apostolic
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6 entriesmonsignor addressmonsignor appointmentmonsignor form of addressmonsignor rankmonsignor stylemonsignor title
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Brother Matteo is a Capuchin, of course, so he eats pretty frugally: bread and water, vegetables and fruit, no meat, no cheese. And poor old Father Bechetti lost his appetite when he lost his teeth. So it’s really the three Monsignors who do the feasting.
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Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.
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He goes one day to hear Father Hecker preach on the Destiny of Man, on another to hear Monsignor Pie, Bishop of Poitiers, then Archbishop Manning, and again Monsignor Mermillod and Father Burke. […] We have just made her a grand festa for her day, the 20th—twelve Masses, cardinal, two archbishops, two monsignori, the other seven, priests.
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