Editing Archbishop (section)

===Archbishops emeriti===
If an archbishop resigns his see without being transferred to another, as in the case of retirement or assignment to head a department of the [[Roman Curia]], the word ''[[emeritus]]'' is added to his former title, and he is called archbishop emeritus of his former see. Until 1970, such archbishops were transferred to a titular see.

There can be several archbishops emeriti of the same see: the 2008 ''Annuario Pontificio'' listed three living archbishops emeriti of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei|Taipei]].<ref>''Annuario Pontificio'' 2008, p. 733</ref>

There is no archbishop emeritus of a titular see; an archbishop who holds a titular see keeps it until death or until transferred to another see.

In the [[Anglican Communion]], retired archbishops formally revert to being addressed as "bishop" and styled "The Right Reverend",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/contact-us/addressingtheclergy.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117080143/https://www.churchofengland.org/contact-us/addressingtheclergy.aspx|archive-date=2011-11-17|website=Church of England website|title=Addressing the Clergy|quote=See note 3}}</ref> although they may be appointed "archbishop emeritus" by their province on retirement, in which case they retain the title "archbishop" and the style "The Most Reverend", as a right.<ref>See the example of [http://anglicancentre.churchinsight.com/Groups/199808/Anglican_Centre_in/Contacts_Our_story/Director_and_Staff/The_Director_Archbishop/The_Director_Archbishop.aspx Archbishop David Moxon], for example.</ref> Archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]] was a prominent example, as archbishop emeritus of Cape Town. Former archbishops who have not received the status of archbishop emeritus may still be informally addressed as "archbishop" as a courtesy,<ref>See "How to address the Clergy" in [http://www.crockford.org.uk/standard.asp?id=116 Crockford Clerical Directory, section "Archbishops", subsection "Notes".]</ref> unless they are subsequently appointed to a bishopric (not an {{em|arch}}bishopric), in which case the courtesy ceases.<ref>See final notes on the Archbishops page of [http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/professions/religion/church-england/other-archbishops-anglican-communion-wales-armagh Debretts] forms of address.</ref>