How do you refer to a confessor if he is a higher authority than a priest?

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If you are confessing to a bishop, abbot, etc., is he still “father” in the confessional or should his title be used if the penitent knows the confessor’s position?
 
Hi,

You can say, “bless me Bishop” if you know that he is a bishop. All confessors are spiritual fathers; so father is always appropriate. (Abbot actually means father.)

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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