ELI5- The difference between titles in Catholic Church? Father v Priest v Reverend ???!

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This may sound silly, but I don’t understand when and why we use these different titles within the Catholic church.
I wasn’t raised in Catholicism but my husband was so our kids attend a Catholic school.
The Priest is referred to as “Father Blahblah” then he sends memos out as “Rev. Blahblah” and then I’ve also heard Bishop used in services before? I’m just very confused.

Thanks yall 🙂

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You’re not ‘very’ confused. Reverend is like Doctor, a honorific based on achievement (studying medicine: Doctor; Studying religion: Reverend). “Father” is a relational address and maybe also a job title. Catholic clergy may also hold the position of “Brother” if they are a monk or “Bishop” if they manage a whole diocese instead of just a parish.

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