It is a common practice in continental Europe and in Latin America to address a bishop informally as "monsignor/monsigneur", meaning "my Lord". When first encounteted, this custom of address can sound quite strange to Catholics with Anglo ears, especially anglophone North American Catholics. But even most anglophones outside those United States have used this form address, namely, addressing a bishop as "your Lordship" and an archbishop as "your Grace". These correspond to the forms of address to middle nobility and upper nobility respectively in the British Empire. Bishop Zendejas could be addressed as "Monsignor", "your Lordship", or "your Excellency" (contintental style) but never as "your Grace" (or "your Eminence" or "your Beatitude" or "your Holiness"). What can also sound funny to Catholic anglophone ears are the forms of address: "your Right Reverendship" (bishops, abbots) and "your Most Reverendship" (bishops, archbishops), since these uses are today most often used in the Anglican Communion. Another usage that sounds odd to many Catholics is addressing prelates simply as "Father". This is simply shortened for "reverend Father" (priest), "very reverend Father" (vicars foraine, domestic prelates, chancellors, seminary rectors), "right reverend Father" (bishops, abbots), "most reverend Father" (bishops, archbishops).