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In December 2013, Pope Francis decreed that diocesan priests could become "Chaplain of His Holiness", the lowest of the three papal honors. He also set a minimum age required of 65. Existing honors were not affected. Pope Francis decided to continue papal honors from all three classes for two groups
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The Catholic church originally maintained 14 classes of papal honors. A priest with the title of "privy chamberlain" would lose the title when the pope who granted it died. When the pope abolished the privy chamberlain class in 1968, the rule was abolished also. These 14 previous classes included:
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The Secretariat waived the minimum age limit for vicars general proposed for appointment as honorary prelates. The reasoning was that as long as a priest holds the office of vicar general, he is also protonotary apostolic supernumerary. A vicar general could not be named chaplain of his holiness.
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are eligible for all three honors. Priests working in a diocese are only eligible for the "Chaplain of His Holiness" honor. Priests must be nominated by their bishop and (for appointments after 2013) must be at least 65 years old.
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In some countries, the title "monsignor" is used as a form of address for bishops. However, in English-speaking countries, the title is unrelated to the episcopacy, though many priests with the title later become bishops.
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Red-trimmed black cassocks with purple sashes, good for all occasions. Purple cassocks as choir dress for liturgical events of special solemnity.
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As long as these priests hold the office, they can have the title "monsignor". Vicars general and diocesan administrators were allowed to wear:
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Pariter, qui vicarii generalis aut etiam capitularis munere fungitur, hoc munere dumtaxat perdurante, erit protonotarius titularis
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Under Pope Paul VI, the Secretariat of State set minimum qualifications of age and priesthood for the three papal honor classes:
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and chaplains were abolished, leaving only a single class of "chaplains of his holiness". The three papal honor classes are:
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Portrait of Monsignor James F. Loughlin. The ecclesiastical dress of priests styled monsignor is similar to that of bishops
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On the Papal Household, Reform of the Use of Pontifical Insignia, Simplification of Pontifical Rites and Insignia
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In English speaking countries, bishops and archbishops are not called "monsignor". However, in 1969 the Vatican
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Especially in the United States e.g. Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Diocese of Miami, Diocese of Tyler.
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Red-trimmed black cassocks with purple sashes. Purple cassocks as choir dress. Can also wear the purple
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suspended the granting of papal honors, with the title of monsignor, to all clergy except members of the
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indicated that bishops may be addressed as "monsignor". In some countries, the titles "Monsignore", "
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As a result of this they were in some countries referred to as "black protonotaries". However,
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E.g. Diocese of Derry, Parish of Zejtun, Malta. This is the regular abbreviation in Italian.
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Priests with the title "Chaplain of His Holiness" were formerly addressed in English as "
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Generic coat of arms of a chaplain of his holiness: black galero with 12 violet tassels
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Priests with the titles "Protonotary Apostolic" or honorary prelate were addressed as "
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Generic coat of arms of an honorary prelate: amaranth galero with 12 violet tassels
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The Church Visible: The Ceremonial Life and Protocol of the Roman Catholic Church
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Protonotaries apostolic supernumerary – minimum age 55 and 20 years as priest
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The title "monsignor" is a form of address, not an appointment (such as a
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Supernumerary (the highest grade of monsignor found outside the Vatican)
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of Paul VI removed this position (titular protonotaries) from the
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The 14 honor categories were reduced to three categories in 1969.
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Chaplains of his holiness – minimum age 35 and 10 years as priest
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Secretary of State, Cardinal (2000) , Miranda, Salvador (ed.),
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Red-trimmed black cassocks with purple sashes and the purple
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of the Instruction, with an unofficial English translation.
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Honorary prelates – minimum age 45 and 15 years as priest
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Prelates without episcopal rank who head offices of the
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These are the current forms of address for a monsignor:
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The 1969 instruction also indicated that for bishops "
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Honorific form of address for certain Catholic clergy
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