How do you address an Episcopal bishop?

Answer 1

His Lordship or The Right Reverend for catholic churches, or simply Bishop.

Catholic Bishops are not called either His Lordship or The Right Reverend. The proper way to address a bishop is "Your Excellency" If he is an Archbishop in England he is "Your Grace" The "Right Reverend" is for abbots of monasteries. "Your Eminence" is the form of address for a Cardinal and "Your Holiness" for the Pope. In the Orthodox tradition, Bishops are addressed as "Your Grace" Though all Bishops (including Patriarchs) are equal in the Orthodox Church, they do have different administrative duties and honors that accrue to their rank in this sense. Thus, "Your Eminence" is the proper title for Bishops with suffragans or assistant Bishops, Metropolitans, and most Archbishops (among the exceptions to this rule is the Archbishop of Athens, who is addressed as "Your Beatitude"). "Your Beatitude" is the proper title for Patriarchs (except for the Œcumenical Patriarch in Constantinople, who is addressed as "Your All-Holiness").
In Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy,and Anglicanism only a bishop can ordain other bishops, priests, and deacons. In the Eastern liturgical tradition, a priest can celebrate the Divine Liturgy only with the blessing of a bishop. In Byzantine usage, an antimension signed by the bishop is kept on the altar partly as a reminder of whose altar it is and under whose omophorion the priest at a local parish is serving. In Syriac Church usage, a consecrated wooden block called a tablitho is kept for the same reasons. The pope, in addition to being the Bishop of Rome and spiritual head of the Catholic Church, is also the Patriarch of the Latin Rite. Each bishop within the Latin Rite is answerable directly to the Pope and not any other bishop except to metropolitans in certain oversight instances. The pope previously used the title Patriarch of the West, but this title was dropped from use in 2006 a move which caused some concern within the Orthodox Communion as, to them, it implied wider papal jurisdiction. In Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Anglican cathedrals there is a special chair set aside for the exclusive use of the bishop. This is the bishop's cathedraand is often called the throne. In some Christian denominations e.g. the Anglican Communion, parish churches may maintain a chair for the use of the bishop when he visits; this is to signify the parish's union with the bishop. The bishop is also the proper minister of the sacrament of confirmation, and in the Anglican Communion and Liberal Catholic communion only a bishop may administer this sacrament. However, in Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches chrismation is always done at the same time as baptism, and thus the priest is the one who confirms. Within Catholicism, it is invariably the priest who confirms those being received as adults into the Church. Also, a Catholic bishop may delegate a priest to administer the sacrament in his place; these men are called episcopal vicars and are usually responsible for a particular area of the diocese.

Answer 2

To answer the question theologically and correctly, The Style before a United Methodist Bishop's name remains 'The Reverend', as theologically in the Wesleyan Tradition bishops are specialised elders, sic The Reverend Mary Viginia Taylor, Bishop of the Columbia Area. The area of their ministry is usually immediately stated. They are addressed in conversation, however, as Bishop Taylor. The pervasive use by many of calling their clergy Reverend Taylor in conversation is incorrect. It stems from a desire to maintain respect and recognise the clerical position; however, while the style for most protestant clergy is 'The Reverend', the form of address remains Mr or Ms. There are definitely differences between styles and forms of address. A more common American usage is 'The Honorable' as a style for many elected officials; however, one does not go up to a Senator and say Honorable Graham; one addresses the official as Senator Graham.

Answer 3

If you are writing to an Episcopalian bishop, then the address on the envelope should be "The Right Reverend (his full name)." The letter salutation should "Dear Bishop". However, in a conversation, you would address him as Bishop and last name.

Answer 4

Your Excellency (for oral address);

His Excellency, XXXXXXX (for written address)