To Vincy's query, Wikipedia (where else?):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_%28Catholicism%29
Since 1630, cardinals have taken the style Eminence, and upon elevation the word "Cardinal" becomes part of the prelate's name, coming immediately before the surname. As an example, the full style of Cardinal Pell is "His Eminence, George Cardinal Pell, Archbishop of Sydney."
A prelate is a member of the clergy having a special canonical jurisdiction over a territory or a group of people; usually, a prelate is a bishop. Prelate sometimes refers to the clergy of a state church with a formal hierarchy, and suggests that the prelate enjoys legal privileges and power as a result of clerical status. The word derives from Latin pr?latus, the past participle of pr?ferre, "to prefer;" it suggests that the prelate has been raised to his dignity by the act of a superior hierarch.
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