What are all the Catholic Bible translations?

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I have seen the following four mentioned:
DouayRheims
New American Bible
New Jerusalem Bible
Revised Standard Version-CE

I have also seen mentioned the NRSV and the Jerusalem Bible, but it was my understanding that these two were not, strictly speaking, Catholic tranlsations-but rather ecumenical. On the DR, NAB, and RSV-CE I clearly see the nihil obstat and imprimatur, but aren’t they absent from the other translations often mentioned in this forum like NRSV and Jerusalem, &c. Or are there any other Catholic translations in English still in print, outside of the 4 mentioned above?

I’m sure this has probably been addressed in other threads before, but I checked the 2 currently running on Bible translations and didn’t see an answer to this specific question.

Thanks everyone!
 
The Jerusalem Bible is a Catholic translation. It was done by the Dominicans. The NRSV is now the version used in the Canadian Missal, although it was originally a Protestant Bible ( but, so was the RSV).
 
Some bibles were translated by Catholics, like the DR. Others were translated by Protestants and have been altered in a few ways to suit Catholics, like the RSV-CE. In this second category, you can also might include the Good News Bible in its Catholic edition (one used to exist, though maybe not currently).

The NRSV translation has more books in it than there are in the Catholic bible. If you have one, skip those books.

So I suppose it depends on what you mean by a “Catholic” bible. Even the King James has a copy of the deuteros available, but the language has not been combed over (no imprimatur in sight).

Also, be aware that you will have to contend with gender inclusive language in some more modern versions, if that bugs you.
 
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Magnanimity:
I have seen the following four mentioned:
DouayRheims
New American Bible
New Jerusalem Bible
Revised Standard Version-CE

I have also seen mentioned the NRSV and the Jerusalem Bible, but it was my understanding that these two were not, strictly speaking, Catholic tranlsations-but rather ecumenical. On the DR, NAB, and RSV-CE I clearly see the nihil obstat and imprimatur, but aren’t they absent from the other translations often mentioned in this forum like NRSV and Jerusalem, &c. Or are there any other Catholic translations in English still in print, outside of the 4 mentioned above?

I’m sure this has probably been addressed in other threads before, but I checked the 2 currently running on Bible translations and didn’t see an answer to this specific question.

Thanks everyone!
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There are three Catholic editions of Protestant Bibles that have been approved for children: The Living Translation (known as The Way Bible), Today’s English Version (otherwise known as the Good News Bible), and the Contemporary English Version.
 
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