Dean (Christianity) the Anglican Church of Canada, the roles of senior cleric of the cathedral are combined in one person who is referred to as "Rector of Cathedral and Dean of Diocese". Thus, Peter Elliott is Rector of Christ Church Cathedral and Dean of New Westminster. The style "The Very Reverend" distinguishes a cleric as a dean (or a cathedral provost). For example, the Very Reverend June Osborne was Dean of Salisbury Cathedral. The legal act by which a cathedral dean in the Church of England takes up his or her role is the "institution", which is invariably followed in the same
The Reverend "president". Externally, in ecumenical settings, "The Reverend" is sometimes used. In some countries, including the United States, the title "Pastor" (such as "Pastor Smith" in more formal address or "Pastor John" in less formal) is often used in many nondenominational Christian traditions rather than "The Reverend" or "Reverend". Virtually all Japanese Buddhist traditions, especially Jodo Shinshu, which have carried over to the West style priests as "the Reverend" rather than "the Venerable", the religious style often used by Chinese and Tibetan Buddhists. This was a practice borrowed from Christianity and has been in use since the early 20th century. Most