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sophie_1003 | 10:42 Mon 30th Aug 2010 | Phrases & Sayings
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What makes a reverand have the 'Very Reverand' title? I've seen it used in newspaper articles and have never known what it meant!
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Anglican bishops are addressed as the The Very Reverend.
10:45 Mon 30th Aug 2010
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Oh, thought it would be more complicated than that! Thanks for the prompt answer!
10:46 Mon 30th Aug 2010
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Sorry, bishops are The Very Reverend, deans are Right Reverend and vicars are Reverend.
Archbishops are The Most Reverend.
10:47 Mon 30th Aug 2010
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some more info here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Reverend
10:47 Mon 30th Aug 2010
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Thanks both!
10:50 Mon 30th Aug 2010
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Crockford's Clerical Directory gives a list of titles and when they are used, http://www.crockford....k/standard.asp?id=116
10:51 Mon 30th Aug 2010

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