"Monsignor" is a form of address, not an appointment: properly speaking, one cannot be "made a monsignor" or be "the monsignor of a parish". The title or form of address is associated with certain papal awards, which Pope Paul VI reduced to three classes: those of Protonotary Apostolic, Honorary Prelate, and Chaplain of His Holiness.
"Monsignor", being a form of address, is not itself an appointment. Properly speaking, one cannot be "made a monsignor" nor can one be "the monsignor of a parish". The title or form of address is associated with certain papal awards which Pope Paul VI reduced to three classes: appointments as Protonotary Apostolic, Honorary Prelate, and Chaplain of His Holiness.
