L'officier du culte

English translation: Officiating Clergy

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French term or phrase:L'officier du culte
English translation:Officiating Clergy
Entered by: Christopher Crockett

14:17 Jul 7, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Religion / Marriage certificate
French term or phrase: L'officier du culte
Latvian marriage certificate

The document is signed by the

Officier du culte

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Maria Constant (X)
Local time: 13:34
Presiding Clergy
Explanation:
Presumably this is the person actually performing the religious (as opposed to the civil, if there is one) marriage ceremony.
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Christopher Crockett
Local time: 07:34
Grading comment
Thanks Christopher.
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4 +5Presiding Clergy
Christopher Crockett
4Religious Official
Jenn Mercer


  

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Religious Official


Explanation:
This term is a bit generic, but that is on purpose. This way the designers of the form do not need to indicate priest, rabbi, etc.


    Reference: http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/news/story.php?d=200506291...
Jenn Mercer
United States
Local time: 07:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Presiding Clergy


Explanation:
Presumably this is the person actually performing the religious (as opposed to the civil, if there is one) marriage ceremony.

Christopher Crockett
Local time: 07:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks Christopher.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  André Vanasse (X)
48 mins
  -> Merci, André.

agree  Catherine Gilsenan
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Catherine.

agree  MatthewLaSon: Yes
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mathew.

agree  sktrans
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, sk.

agree  Yolanda Broad: Officiating clergy
3 days 1 hr
  -> Yes, "officiating" is better. Thanks, Yolanda.
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