Nothing really, in the most English speaking countries, Monsignor is just an honorary title bestowed from the Vatican on certain priests as an honor requested by their bishop, usually in reward for their services. However, in some countries, Monsignor refers to a Bishop not a priest (non-English speaking, such as France and Spain.)
Monsignor is an honorific title, and has no more authority than a priest, but is a title given a priest who has done extraordinary work in a diocese If there is a "rank" it is priest (may be a retired monsignor, acting as a "senior priest" / (administrator) pastor ( usually a priest - may be a monsignor ) / episcopal vicar (usually an auxiliary bishop - may be a monsignor) / auxiliary bishop / "ordinary" Bishop (head of a diocese - an a archbishop is the head of a bigger diocese (area of land) / Metropolitan ( usually a Cardinal Archbishop who oversees and advises diocesan Bishops in a large area of land - a state or province - but has no "control" over them.) In the US a bishop is called either "Bishop" or "Excellency" in many foreign countries a bishop is called "My Lord" Mon (my) signor (lord)... Give them the title... and you don't have to give them a raise.
a monk lives in a monastery and leads a quiet devout life with hard work. a priest has a Parish and caters to the people by saying mass and hears confessions
A monsignor is slightly higher ranking priest, he has all the duties as a priest, while also having some additional administrative duties as well.
There is no difference. Both have been ordained. However, there is a difference between a priest or monk who has been sanctioned to teach and one who hasn't. It's possible to call those who have been sanctioned to teach "priests" and those who haven't "monks." .
Erasmus did not become a priest. He became a monk. There is a great difference. An 11 year old child could become a monk if a relative took his vows for him. Erasmus did not become a priest. He became a monk. There is a great difference. An 11 year old child could become a monk if a relative took his vows for him.
if a monk is a priest you would see a cross as a necklace
Of course priest because the monk live in contemplative,living inside the convent without going outside.
yes and no he was a monk
Depending on the type and order of a nun, the opposite could be monk or priest.
If it is a parish priest, they usually stay in a rectory. If the priest is a monk they usually stay in a monastery.
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A Jesuit priest is a Catholic priest. A Jesuit is someone who is a member of the Society of Jesus, which is a religious order in the Catholic Church.
Thelonious Monk went by Melodious, The High Priest of Bebop, The Mad Monk, and The Genius of Modern Music.
Roman Catholic AnswerPriests and monks are entirely different vocations, although some monks are called to be priests, one becomes a monk because one has a vocation to the monastic lifestyle NOT because they want to become a priest. So to answer your question, no, a priest does not have to be a monk first, or ever.