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Monsignor
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monsignor: see orders, holy orders, holy [Lat. ordo,=rank], in Christianity, the traditional degrees of the clergy, conferred by the Sacrament of Holy Order. The episcopacy, priesthood or presbyterate, and diaconate were in general use in Christian churches in the 2d cent.
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Monsignor
RC Church an ecclesiastical title attached to certain offices or distinctions usually bestowed by the Pope


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The Monsignor was formerly the Anglican Bishop of London, England, and is now an honorary prelate of His Holiness, the Pope, employed in giving spiritual retreats to diocesan and monastic clergy in England.
Former Anglican bishop speaks out. (England) by Catholic Insight
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