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When attending more formal events, bishops, cardinals and monsignors can wear a cassock that is indicative of their office. Their cassocks each have distinctive colors, but from afar are not easily distinguishable. It is even more difficult when these officials wear a black cassock with only the piping and sash being a different color.
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How to tell the difference between a monsignor, a bishop and a cardinal
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