Dr. Oliver heads the project as chairman of the Task Force
for Liturgical Translations, a subcommittee of the Standing Commission
on Liturgy and Music of The Episcopal Church. The 79th General
Convention mandated and budgeted the project, which will likely be
completed during this triennium. In January, the task force met to
review plans for hiring professional translators who will prepare a
first draft over the next year and a half. These drafts will be sent for
feedback to congregations worshipping in the target languages, in the
U.S. and abroad. Click here for more information.
Monday, March 4, 2019
New translations of BCP into Spanish, French and Haitian Creole
"The Episcopal Church is in the process of developing new
translations of its Book of Common Prayer 1979 into Spanish, French and
Creole," said the Rev. Dr. Juan M.C. Oliver, custodian of the Book of
Common Prayer. "For some time now, the Church has been aware of the need
for new translations, carried out by professional literary translators
of proven ability."
