James Patrick Green
His Excellency, The Most Reverend James Patrick Green | |
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| Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway Titular Archbishop of Altinum | |
| Appointed | 6 April 2017 (Sweden, Iceland) 13 June 2017 (Denmark) 12 October 2017 (Finland) 18 October 2017 (Norway) |
| Retired | 30 April 2022 |
| Predecessor | Henryk Józef Nowacki |
| Successor | Julio Murat |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Altinum |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 May 1976 by John Krol |
| Consecration | 6 September 2006 by Angelo Sodano, Ivan Dias and Justin Francis Rigali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1950 |
James Patrick Green (born May 3, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. From 2006 to 2022, he was apostolic nuncio to many Scandinavian countries from 2017 to 2022.
Green is known for officially making Robert F. Prevost, who would later become Pope Leo XIV at the 2025 papal conclave, a bishop.[1]
Pope Francis accepted his resignation from his role as nuncio on April 30, 2022.[2]
References
- ↑ "Una autoridad debe apartarse de la corrupción, el egoísmo y de enriquecerse a sí mismo". La República (in Spanish). May 17, 2015. Archived from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.04.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.