
HABITS
OF THE PATRIARCHAL CURIA AND PONTIFICAL COURT
OF
THE ANGLICAN PATRIARCHATE -- STATO PONTIFICIO
General
Definitions:
Cappa
Magna: A large cape with train and a fur hood (winter) or silk hood
(summer). Worn by bishops and canons.
Mozzetta:
An elbow-length shoulder cape. Worn by bishops and certain other officials.
Mantelletta:
A sleeveless knee-length garment closed at the neck and open in the
front with two large lapels. Worn by canons.
Mantellum:
A sleeveless, full-length garment open at the neck and front, closed
with a single cord at the chest. It is used in red and purple, and
black and is the garment of chamberlains and certain officials of the
court and curia.
Mantellone:
A sleeveless full-length garment closed at the neck and open in the
front with two large lapels. In the usage of the Anglican
Patriarchate, it is always yellow for the Prefect-General and red for
Grooms and lay Chamberlains of Honour. It is also used in purple for
Private Chaplains.
Prelates
and officials, other than bishops,
the First Archdeacon, and the Prefect-General, do not use a
penitential/mourning version of the cassock.

The Papa-Prince
(shown
in audience/choir dress)

Governor-General,
Arch-Chancellor, and Cardinals
(gold tassel
and watered silk for Cardinals)
Scarlet
cassock with rochet, with either cappa magna (shown)
or
mozzetta over a mantelletta.

Prefect-General
and Senator of Florence
(Lay or Clerical)
Scarlet
cassock and fascia with gold bullion tassels, yellow mantellone (gold
damask), and ermine mozzetta with red band.
A
clerical Prefect-General wears his biretta according to rank. A lay
Prefect-General wears
a
wide-brimmed black velvet cap with gold bullion tassel.
Prelates
entitled to the rochet wear it at liturgical functions.

Prefects
of the Patriarchal Curia (Lay or Clerical)
Roman
purple cassock (black cuffs and trimming if of rank below
chamberlain) and scarlet mantellum.
A
clerical Prefect wears his biretta according to rank. A lay Prefect wears
a
wide-brimmed black velvet cap with gold bullion tassel.
Prelates
entitled to the rochet wear it at liturgical functions.

Canons,
Titular Bishops, and Titular Archbishops of the Patriarchal Chapter
Roman
purple cassock with red cuffs and trimming, rochet, purple
mantelletta, and purple or red shoes.
The
First Archdeacon uses a red habit, with gold tassel on the fascia,
with
the cassock only changing to purple in penitential seasons and for mourning.
Pectoral
cross on a cord according to rank. Royal blue zucchetto and
biretta
(by the Decretal "In Honour and Recognition" of 17 March 2021).
Purple
zucchetto and biretta for titular bishops of the chapter.

Auditors
of the Florentine Rota
Roman
purple cassock, scarlet mantellum, and ermine mozzetta with red band.
Prelates
entitled to the rochet wear it at liturgical functions.

Patriarchal
Chamberlains
(shown
carrying the patriarchal flabellum)
Roman
purple cassock and mantellum with black zucchetto.

Patriarchal
Chamberlains of Honour and Lay Officers of the Nobile Anticamera Segreta
Roman
purple cassock (black cuffs and trimming) and scarlet mantellone.
It is
worn with a wide-brimmed black velvet cap with gold bullion tassel.

Nobles
(Lay and Clerical) of the Anticamera
(below
the rank of Chamberlain),
and the
Chaplains in Minsiterial Service,
Roman
purple cassock (black cuffs and trimming) with purple mantellum.

Private
Chaplains and Private Chaplains of Honour of H.H.E.
Roman
purple cassock (black cuffs and trimming) with purple mantellone.

Chamberlains
of Honour and Nobles of the Patriarchate (civic dress)

Bussolante
(Usher)

Cursori
Patriarcali (Patriarchal Cursors)
Purple
cassock with purple mantellone.

Scopatori
Segreti (Private Attendants)
Black
cassock with purple mantellone with black facings.

Assistants
of the Anticamera
Black
cassock with black mantellum.

Civil
Uniform of the Lay Private Chaplains of HHE & the Chief Usher
(Shown:
Patriarchal Cursor)
Black
tailcoat with red collar, cuffs, and buttons, black trousers.

Patriarchal
Grooms (church habit)
Scarlet
cassock (Roman purple cuffs and trimming) with scarlet mantellone.

Civil
Uniform of the Patriarchal Grooms
Scarlet
uniform of the Nobles of the Anticamera with red trousers.

Officials
of the Stephenian Curia (Lay or Clerical)
Black
cassock with purple mantellum. Prelates entitled to a cassock of
higher rank make use of it.
Prelates
entitled to the rochet wear it at liturgical functions.

Civil
Uniform of the Scopatori Segreti (Private Attendants),
Assistants
of the Anticamera, and Facchini (Porters)
(Shown: Facchino)
Black
tailcoat with red collar, cuffs, and buttons, red trousers.
Service Uniform
The
service uniform is black with black trousers, gold buttons, 4 inch
red cuffs, red collar, and red waistcoat with gold buttons. The tie
is black, four-in-hand, or else for black-tie evening use, a black
bow tie. The Nobles of the Anticamera add two stripes of one-half
inch wide gold lace on the cuffs, evenly spaced. Those entitled to
the diplomatic uniform instead have one stripe of oak leaves centred
on the cuff.
Diplomatic Uniform
The
diplomatic uniform is identical to that of the Nobles of the
Anticamera with the following modifications:
1.On the
cuffs, instead of the regular gold lace, are two rows of gold oak leaves.
2.On the
lapels all one layer of gold oak leaves.
3.The
coller is edged with ½ inch wide gold lace.
The
diplomatic uniform is authorised for the following officials:
1.Princes
who are immediate family members of the Arch-princes and
Archprincesses of Saint Stephen.
2.The
Prefect-General and Senator of Florence
3.Lay Prefects
4.Patriarchal
Nunzios
5.Patriarchal
Delegates
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