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If by this you mean what is the written style for priests and nuns in the Catholic church then it is as follows.

Nuns - Sister

Mother Superior - Reverend Mother

Monk - Brother

Abbot - Father Abbot

Seminarian - First name

Deacon - Deacon or most usually their forename.

Priest - Father 'forename' or Father 'Surname'.

Monsignor - Monsignor 'forname' or Monsignor 'Surname'

Canon - Canon 'forename' or Canon 'surname'.

Bishop - My Lord, Bishop 'forename' or Bishop 'Surname'.

Archbishop - Your Grace.

Patriarch - Your Beatitude

Papal Nuncio - Your Excellency

Cardinal - Your Eminence

Pope - Your Holiness, Holy Father, Most Holy Father.

Eastern Catholic clergy

Sister - Sister 'forename'

Abbess - Very Reverend Abbess

Deacon - Father, Father Deacon

Priest - Father 'forename'

Archpriest - Father

Bishop - Your Grace

Archbishop - Your Emminence

Metropolitan - Your Beatitude

Patriarch - Your Beatitude

Note that this is the style in English speaking countries but there may be some variation within non-english speaking countries.

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