James Green (bishop)

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James Patrick Green
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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PredecessorHenryk Józef Nowacki
Orders
Ordination15 May 1976
by John Krol
Consecration6 September 2006
by Angelo Sodano
Personal details
Born (1950-05-30) 30 May 1950 (age 71)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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 styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Annuario Pontificio (2007), pp. 1346, 1359, 1365; Annuario Pontificio (2011), pp. 1314, 1327, 1333.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.09.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.09.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. ^ Annuario Pontificio (2007), pp. 1356, 1366; Annuario Pontificio (2011), pp. 1324, 1334.
  7. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.10.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. ^ Annuario Pontificio (2012), p. 1323.
  9. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.04.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.10.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.10.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Blasco Francisco Collaço 		Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa
2006–2011 		Succeeded by
Mario Roberto Cassari
Preceded by
Bruno Musarò 		Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
2011–2017 		Succeeded by
Nicola Girasoli
Preceded by
Henryk Józef Nowacki 		Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden
2017–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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