BARONET'S WIFE--'Lady' [surname]. Begin: 'Madam.' Refer to as 'Your
Ladyship.'
BISHOP, COLONIAL--As Scottish bishop.
BISHOP, ENGLISH--'The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London,' or 'The Lord
Bishop of London.' Begin: 'My Lord Bishop.' Refer to as 'Your Lordship.' In
formal documents a Bishop is 'The Right Rev. Father in God, John, by Divine
permission Lord Bishop of Salisbury.'
BISHOP, IRISH, CONSECRATED BEFORE 1868--As English Bishop.
BISHOP, IRISH, CONSECRATED SINCE 1868--'The Right Rev. the Bishop of
Ossory,' or in case of the Bishops of Meath and Tuam, 'The Most Rev.'
Begin: 'Right Rev. Sir,' or 'Most Rev. Sir.'
BISHOP, RETIRED--'The Right Rev. Bishop ----,' or 'The Right Rev. ----
----, D.D.' Begin: 'Right Rev. Sir.'
BISHOP, SCOTTISH--'The Right Rev. the Bishop of Edinburgh,' or 'The Right
Rev. Bishop Dowden.' The Bishop who holds the position of Primus is
generally addressed, 'The Most Rev. the Primus.' The use of 'Lord Bishop'
and 'My Lord' is incorrect.
BISHOP SUFFRAGAN--'The Right Rev. the Bishop Suffragan of Bedford.' Begin:
'Right Rev. Sir.'
BISHOPS' WIVES AND CHILDREN have no titles.
CLERGY--'The Rev.' [Christian name and surname]. Begin: 'Rev. Sir.' If son
of a Duke or Marquess, 'The Rev. Lord' [Christian name and surname]. If the
son of an Earl, Viscount, or Baron, 'The Rev. the Hon.' [Christian name and
surname] is beginning to supersede 'The Hon. and Rev.' The Moderator of the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland during his year of office is
styled 'Right Rev.;' ex-moderators are usually spoken of as 'Very Rev.'
COMPANION OF AN ORDER OF KNIGHTHOOD--The initials, C.B., C.M.G., C.S.I., or
C.I.E., as it may be, are subjoined to the ordinary form of address.
CONSUL, BRITISH--'---- ----, Esq., H.B.M.'s Agent and Consul-General,'
'Consul-General,' 'Consul,' or 'Vice-Consul,' as it may be.
COUNTESS--'The Right Hon. the Countess of ----.' Begin: 'Madam.' Refer to
as 'Your Ladyship.'