Q: What is the proper and accepted manner in which to refer to a bishop when one is engaged in conversation with him?
A: Your Grace, or Hieresi.

Q: How would I make reference to the bishop when speaking to another person?
A: His Grace, Bishop ________

Q: If I were to write a letter to the bishop NIKON, how would I address the letterhead.
A: Rt Rev. NIKON (Rt Rev, means Right Reverend).

Q: What is the respectful manner in which one asks for His Grace's archpastoral blessing?
A: First, we approach him and make a small veneration ("metania"). Then we rise and prepare our hands to receive his blessing The right hand on top of the left with our palms slighty cupped "The left hand is a throne for the right hand", according to Saint Cyril of Jerusalem.

Q: What then?
A: We askfor the bishop's blessing, by saying: "Bless, Master" or 'Master, Bless. " The bishop then blesses us with the sign of the cross. His right hand will rest for a moment in our hands. We then kiss his right hand, and then bow gently and reverently towards him. It is extremely disrespectful to simply shake the bishop 's hand.

Q: Is that the only time when we kiss the bishop's hand.
A: No. Whoever is serving with the bishop - priest, deacons, subdeacons, altar servers should always kiss the bishop 's hand when he is handed any liturgical item, such as the Cross, censei~ dikiri & trikiri, and pastoral staff

Q: Why do we kiss the bishop's hand?
A: Just as when we kiss and venerate a holy icon, we show reverence and respect for the bishop 's episcopal
office which is to be an iconographic image of Christ., the one Great High Priest The bishop is the image of Christ in our midst

Q: What do we do when the bishop enters a room - and even the church - when we are already seated?
A: Stand The bishop is the icon of Christ. We also stand out of respect to His Grace's episcopal office.

Q: Very often during a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy the choir sings, "Eis polla eti, Despota."or "Per Shume Vjet O kryezot" What exactly does that mean?
A: "Many Years, Master."

Q: What are the hymns that the choir sings when the bishop enters the church, then is vested? A: Entrance Hymns, followed by Vesting Prayers and Hymns

Q: What is the rite referred to when a priest or monk becomes a bishop?
A: Readers are tonsured, deacons and priests are ordained; and bishops are first elected, then consecrated
this is the sequence each must pass through before becoming an Orthodox hierarch.

Q: When the bishop first enters the church, he is presented bread and salt. What is its meaning?
A: In the Russian tradition, rye bread and salt signifies the gift of hospitality.