CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the use in this  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 43 to  Registration
Statement No.  2-69653 of Centennial Tax Exempt Trust on Form N-1A of our report
dated August 15, 2005,  appearing in the  Statement of  Additional  Information,
which is part of such Registration  Statement,  and to the reference to us under
the headings "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statement of
Additional  Information and "Financial  Highlights" in the Prospectus,  which is
also part of such Registration Statement.





Deloitte & Touche LLP


Denver, Colorado
October 13, 2005