: There is most certainly no consensus for the version you prefer. You are edit-warring: stop it. As for your argument, you are mixing up different meanings of "formal". I agree it may be useful to inform the reader about what titles somebody has, but that is not the same thing as assuming, in our own style of presentation, the same mode of expression that would be found in a ceremonial listing. The style we use in our article titles on these people is quite informative and sufficient.