James Green (bishop)
James Patrick Green | |
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Titular Archbishop of Altinum Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio to Norway | |
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Predecessor | Henryk Józef Nowacki |
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Ordination | 15 May 1976 by John Krol |
Consecration | 6 September 2006 by Angelo Sodano |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 30 May 1950
Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana Apostolic Nuncio to Peru |
Styles of James Patrick Green | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
James Patrick Green (born 30 May 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Apostolic Nuncio to several Scandinavian countries since 2017.
Early years[]
Green was born on 30 May 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied for the priesthood and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on 15 May 1976.[1] During his early years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, he served in Papua New Guinea, Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, and Denmark. He then spent a year in Taiwan as chargé d'affaires and then worked in Rome beginning in late 2002.
Apostolic Nuncio[]
On 17 August 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Green Titular Archbishop of Altinum and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Namibia, and Apostolic Delegate to Botswana.[1][2]
He was consecrated bishop on 6 September 2006 by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano.[3] Also on 6 September he was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Lesotho,[4] and on 23 September 2006 he was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Swaziland.[5][6]
On 15 October 2011, Green was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.[7][8]
On 6 April 2017 Green was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and to Iceland;[9] on 13 June to Denmark;[10] on 12 October to Finland;[11] and on 18 October to Norway.[12]
See also[]
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States § American bishops serving outside the United States
- List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.08.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 August 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Annuario Pontificio (2007), pp. 1346, 1359, 1365; Annuario Pontificio (2011), pp. 1314, 1327, 1333.
- ^ "Msgr. James P. Green ... ordained an archbishop". Catholic Press Photo. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.09.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.09.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Annuario Pontificio (2007), pp. 1356, 1366; Annuario Pontificio (2011), pp. 1324, 1334.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.10.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Annuario Pontificio (2012), p. 1323.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.04.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.10.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.10.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- Apostolic Nuncios to Scandinavia
- Apostolic Nuncios to Peru
- Apostolic Nuncios to South Africa
- Apostolic Nuncios to Namibia
- Apostolic Nuncios to Eswatini
- Apostolic Nuncios to Denmark
- Apostolic Nuncios to Iceland
- Apostolic Nuncios to Finland
- Apostolic Nuncios to Norway
- Apostolic Nuncios to Sweden
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular archbishops
- Clergy from Philadelphia
- 1950 births
- Living people