James Patrick Green

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

James Patrick Green
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; James Patrick Green
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
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru (2011–2017); Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana (2003–2011); Chargé d’affaires to China (2002-2003);
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 (age 75); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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.

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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]

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