如何称呼天主教主教：当面和书面称呼“阁下”

You greet a Catholic bishop as Your Excellency, and after that by his title and surname. A letter goes to The Most Reverend John Smith, Bishop of [diocese], and opens Your Excellency or Dear Bishop Smith. In the United States an archbishop takes the same forms, with Archbishop in place of Bishop. The forms look like a lot to remember, but they rest on something simple. The honor is for the office, which Paul called “a good work” (1 Timothy…