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As domestic prelates, prelates of the Roman Court, they had personal preeminence in every diocese of the world.
They were addressed as " Reverendissimus ", " Right Reverend ", and " Monsignor ".
As prelates, and therefore possessing the legal dignity, they were competent to receive and execute papal commands.
Benedict XIV ( Const.
3, " Maximo ") granted prelates of the greater presidency the privilege of wearing a hat with purple band, which right they hold even after they have ceased to be abbreviators.
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