Person or Office | Direct Address | Envelope Address |
| Cardinal | Your Eminence | His Eminence (first name) Cardinal (last name) |
| Archbishop or Bishop | Your Excellency | Most Rev. (full name), D.D.* |
| Prelate of Honor | Monsignor | Rev. Monsignor (full name) |
| Chamberlain of His Holiness | Monsignor | Rev. Monsignor (full name) |
| Priest | Father** | Rev. (full name)* |
| Brother Superior | Brother | Brother |
| Brother | Brother | Brother (name)* |
| Mother Superior | Mother | Mother (name)* |
| Sister Superior | Sister Superior | Sister (name)* |
| Permanent Deacon | Deacon | Deacon (name)* |
Rural Deans and superiors of religious communities have the title of Very Reverend unless they already have a superior one, such as Rev. Msgr., etc.
* When the addressee belongs to a religious community, the initials of the community should immediately follow his or her name.
** "Msgr." or "Rev." should be added before names in the salutation of letters.
