Mitre

This article is about religious headgear. For other uses, see Mitre (disambiguation).
"Bishop's hat" redirects here. For the plant, see Epimedium.
Western and Eastern-styled mitres
A Catholic mitre from the 19th century, displayed in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Pisa, Italy
The mitre of the Serbian Orthodox Bishop Georgije Đokić
Western and Eastern-styled mitres worn by bishops
Catholic Archbishop José Palma, O.P. in Western-styled pontifical vestments, including a mitre
Ukrainian Orthodox Bishop Oleksandr Drabynko wearing Eastern-styled vestments, including a mitre

The mitre (Commonwealth English) (/ˈmaɪtər/; Greek: μίτρα, 'headband' or 'turban') or miter (American English; see spelling differences) is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity. Mitres are worn in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion, some Lutheran churches, for important ceremonies, by the Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, and also, in the Catholic Church, all cardinals, whether or not bishops, and some Eastern Orthodox archpriests.