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Author Topic: Does "Monsignor" outrank "Bishop" or "Archbishop"?  (Read 1215 times)

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Re: Does "Monsignor" outrank "Bishop" or "Archbishop"?
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2019, 09:25:02 PM »
Actually, the French spelling is "Monseigneur", but the Italian spelling "Monsignor" is pronounced almost exactly the same.
It is entirely possible that (then-Arch)Bishop Taylor had a suffragan bishop.  I honestly don't know.  I corresponded briefly with Bishop Taylor online but I never spoke with him or met him.
Oops! You are right about the French spelling. The Italian is mio signore, but it is not used for a bishop who is Sua Eccellenza.