Titular Abbot

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Titularabt one is abbot called the non-head of a monastery is, but rather on the title of a defunct Abbey benediziert is. There is thus an analogy to the titular bishop .

A titular abbot in the Catholic Church has the dignity of an abbot, including the right to use the pontificals under certain circumstances, but no jurisdiction over a convent . The title is a purely honorary award to deserving members of the so-called prelate orders who are active in leadership positions.

In the present day this distinction, which is given either by the Holy See or by a bishop authorized to confer this title, is very rarely given. For historical reasons, for example, the Abbot General of the Cistercian Order of Stricter Observance still bears the title of Archabbot of Cîteaux .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ címzetes apát. In: Magyar Katolikus Lexikon. Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, accessed on May 21, 2019 (magyarul).