Etiquette in the MR

• All stand when a priest approaches them.
• Men remove their headgear when speaking to a priest, monk, nun or sister.
• One kisses the right hand of the archimandrite before addressing him.
• Men stand when a woman approaches them and remove their headgear.
• Men do not kiss the hand of a woman.
• A woman may extend her right hand first in greeting.
• Children kiss the right hand of their parents when greeting them.
• Shoes are removed upon entering a home.
• Styles of address
  • The Archimandrite:
    • Style: His Serene Grace Archimandrite X of Y.
    • Direct address: Your Grace
  • Hegumens and Abbots:
    • Style: The Very Reverend X of Y
    • Direct address: Father Hegumen/Abbot
  • Monks in Orders:
    • Style: The Reverend X of Y
  • Direct address: Father X
  • Diocesan Priests:
    • Style: The Reverend X Y
    • Direct address: Father X (or Y)
  • Monks not in Orders:
    • Style: Brother X
    • Direct address: Brother X
  • Superior of a Women’s Convent:
    • Style: The Reverend Mother X
    • Direct address: Reverend Mother
  • Female religious:
    • Style: Sister X
    • Direct address: Sister X
  • A Demarch:
    • Style: The Right Honorable X Y
    • Direct address: Your Honor
  • A Representative (βουλευτής - vouleftés):
    • Style: The Honorable X Y
    • Direct address: Your Honor
  • The Chief Justice:
    • Style: The Very Honorable
    • Direct address: Your Honor
  • Other Judges:
    • Style: The Honorable
    • Direct address: Your Honor.
  • Male Citizen:
    • Style: The X Y Kir (from the Greek ‘kyrios’)
    • Direct address: Y Kir (Κιρ)
  • Female Citizen:
    • Style: The X Y Kira (from the Greek ‘kyrios’)
    • Direct address: Y (Κίρα)