James Green (bishop)


James Patrick Green
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway
Titular Archbishop of Altinum
Green in 2012
Appointed6 April 2017 (Sweden, Iceland)
13 June 2017 (Denmark)
12 October 2017 (Finland)
18 October 2017 (Norway)
Retired30 April 2022
PredecessorHenryk Józef Nowacki
SuccessorJulio Murat
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Altinum
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination15 May 1976
by John Krol
Consecration6 September 2006
by Angelo Sodano, Ivan Dias and Justin Francis Rigali
Personal details
Born (1950-05-03) May 3, 1950
Styles of
James Patrick Green
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

James Patrick Green (born May 3, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who from 2006 to 2022 served as apostolic nuncio to a variety of countries including to several Scandinavian countries from 2017 to 2022.

Green consecrated Robert F. Prevost, who would go on to become Pope Leo XIV after the 2025 papal conclave, as a bishop.