The correct forms of address for all Orders of the Anglican Ministry are shown
below as follows:

I)          Verbal
II)         Salutation in a Letter
III)        On the Envelope of a letter.

(Note: "Smith" and "Ontario" are hypothetical.)

1. Archbishop

All Archbishops are Metropolitans of an Ecclesiastical Province  and Bishops of their own Diocese.  Use "Metropolitan of [Province]" if your business concerns the Ecclesiastical Province, or
"Archbishop of [Diocese]" if your business concerns the Diocese.

Verbal: "Your Grace" or "Archbishop Smith"

Letter: Your Grace or Dear Archbishop Smith

Envelope: The Most Reverend A.B. Smith,
Metropolitan of [Province]
Archbishop of [Diocese]

The Primate is addressed as The Most Reverend A.B. Smith, Primate, Anglican Church of Canada.

2. Bishops

Verbal: "Bishop Smith"

Letter: Dear Bishop Smith

Envelope: The Right Reverend A.B. Smith, Bishop of Ontario
(or Bishop Coadjutor, or Bishop Suffragan, etc.)

3. Deans

Verbal: "Mr. Dean" or "Dean Smith"

Letter: Mr. Dean

Envelope: The Very Reverend A.B. Smith,  Dean of Ontario

4. Archdeacon

Verbal: "Mr. Archdeacon" or "Archdeacon Smith"

Letter: Mr. Archdeacon

Envelope: The Venerable A.B. Smith, Archdeacon of [Archdeaconry]

5. Other Titles  - Archdeacons

Archdeacon of Huron
Advisor to the Diocesan Bishop
Assistant to the Diocesan Bishop

6. Canons

Verbal: "Canon Smith"

Letter: Dear Canon Smith

Envelope: The Reverend Canon A.B. Smith

7. Other Priests and Deacons

Verbal: A priest is addressed as: "Mr./Father/Miss/Mrs./Mother Smith"

**He or she is never addressed or referred to as "Reverend" or "Reverend Smith:"
reverend is a descriptive adjective, not a title.

Verbal: A deacon is addressed as:  Mr./Miss/Mrs. Smith

Letter: Dear Sir or Madam or Dear Mr./Miss/Mrs. Smith

Envelope: The Reverend A.B. Smith or The Reverend Mr./Miss/Mrs. Smith

**Never use Reverend Smith or The Reverend Smith in speech or writing:  a Christian name, initials or Mr./Miss/Mrs. must be included.

For married clergy and spouse, the written form is:  The Reverend and Mrs. A.B. Smith or The Reverend A.B. and Mrs. Smith or Mr. A.B. Smith and The Reverend C.D. Smith.

                                                                                                                                       Revised October 2002