James Patrick Green | |
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Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Born | June 5, 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Peru |
Title | Archbishop |
Period in office | 2011-present |
Religious career | |
Ordination | 15 May 1976 by John Krol |
Present post |
Styles of James Patrick Green |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
James Patrick Green (born 30 May 1950, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat.
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Green 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 the nunciature in Scandinavia (based in Copenhagen, Denmark). He then spent a year in Taiwan as charges d'affaires before being brought to Rome in late 2002.
He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Altinum by Pope Benedict XVI on 17 August 2006 and that same day was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Namibia, and Apostolic Delegate to Botswana.
He was ordained a bishop on 6 September 2006 by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano.[2] That same day he was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Lesotho. On 23 September 2006 he was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Swaziland.
On 15 October 2011 appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
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Preceded by Blasco Francisco Collaço |
Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa 17 August 2006-15 October 2011 |
Succeeded by vacant |
Preceded by Bruno Musarò |
Apostolic Nuncio to Peru 15 October 2011-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |