James Green (bishop)

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.

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
Predecessor	Henryk Józef Nowacki
Orders
Ordination	15 May 1976 by John Krol
Consecration	6 September 2006 by Angelo Sodano
Personal details
Born	30 May 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Previous post	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
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

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

1. "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.