The Very Reverend of a cathedral, whether a dean or a provost, is usually styled as "The Very Reverend" regardless of whether the priest is also the rector of the cathedral parish, or whether the cathedral is a parish church. In the Episcopal Church USA, the dean of a seminary or divinity school is also styled in this form, as is the priest who is either appointed by the local bishop or elected by fellow priests as the leader of a deanery, which is a geographic subdivision of a diocese. In some Episcopal dioceses convocation is used in lieu of deanery. The deans
The Most Reverend is identical to that described for Anglicanism. Archbishops bear the style "The Most Reverend", with other bishops styled "The Right Reverend". In other countries, all bishops are styled "The Most Reverend", as well as monsignors of the rank of protonotary apostolic "de numero". In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, archbishops and metropolitans are styled "The Most Reverend", provided that they are not the primates of autocephalous churches. Other bishops are styled "The Right Reverend". In some modern Christian denominations, particularly amongst episcopal Pentecostal churches (such as the Church of God in Christ), "The Most Reverend" is used to refer to archbishops