The Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer is a canonical office in some Anglican churches, including the Anglican Church of Canada and The Episcopal Church, responsible for maintaining official texts of the Book of Common Prayer.
Custodians in Canada
- William James Armitage (February 6, 1860 â 1929)
Custodians in the United States
The office was established in 1892 by the General Convention, when the First Standard Book was also adopted.
- Benjamin Isaac Haight, 1868âÂÂ1879
- Francis Harrison, 1880âÂÂ1885
- Samuel Hart, 1886âÂÂ1917
- Lucien Moore Robinson, 1917âÂÂ1933
- John Wallace Suter, 1934âÂÂ1942
- John Wallace Suter, Jr., 1942âÂÂ1962
- Charles Mortimer Guilbert, 1963-1998
- Gregory Michael Howe, 2000-2015
- Juan M. Cabrero-Oliver, 2015âÂÂ2022
- J. Neil Alexander, 2022âÂÂpresent
References