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Edward
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I am sending an invitation to a seminarian who is within his pastoral year. How do I address the envelope to this young man? Is he a Deacon at this point (Archdiocese of Austin, Tx.) ?
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CRM_Brother
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Addresses of seminarians vary depending upon the country, affiliation (whether diocesan or religious) and whether it is a written or spoken address. In the United States for diocesean seminarians, quite often the written title is 'Seminarian" or abbreviated as “Sem.” then his last name: Seminarian/Sem. Doe. If it is an extremely formal letter (usually only used in official Church correspondence) it would be used with the full name: Seminarian/Sem. John Doe. If you are familiar with the man and he has given you leave to personally use his first name, then it would be Seminarian/Sem. John. Usually, a spoken address does not use the title “Seminarian”, but instead uses Mr. or the man’s first name if you have leave to use it.
I checked the Archdiocese of Austin website and (if it is up to date) it does not seem that there are any seminarians in their current pastoral year who have been ordained to the deaconate yet. You may wish to check these pastoral year candidates against the seminarian you wish to invite:
https://austinvocations.com/photoalbums/httpswwwflickrcomphotos76523447n06sharessm10mr
If it turns out that he is not on this list, then he probably has been ordained and is a deacon. Then the written and spoken address changes. He is then “Rev. Mr. Doe” in written form and “Deacon Doe” or “Deacon John” in spoken form.
Hope this helps.
God Bless,
Br. Ben
I checked the Archdiocese of Austin website and (if it is up to date) it does not seem that there are any seminarians in their current pastoral year who have been ordained to the deaconate yet. You may wish to check these pastoral year candidates against the seminarian you wish to invite:
https://austinvocations.com/photoalbums/httpswwwflickrcomphotos76523447n06sharessm10mr
If it turns out that he is not on this list, then he probably has been ordained and is a deacon. Then the written and spoken address changes. He is then “Rev. Mr. Doe” in written form and “Deacon Doe” or “Deacon John” in spoken form.
Hope this helps.
God Bless,
Br. Ben
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Maximilian75
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If he is unordained, he is just ‘Mr.’
If a deacon, ‘Reverend Mr.’
If a priest, ‘Reverend’
If a deacon, ‘Reverend Mr.’
If a priest, ‘Reverend’
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TheOldColonel
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Generally, using his first name followed by his last name is customary. Under that, put his mailing address. Be sure to include the ZIP Code. Since 1963, the post office has been using ZIP Codes. Also, unless your hand delivering the letter, you need to affix postage.
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Maximilian75
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Ha! Good one. You get a cookie. 
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