Robert Joseph Banks
Robert Joseph Banks (Born February 26, 1928) is a retired American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1990 to 2003.[1]
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Biography
Early life, ordination and ministry
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on February 20, 1952, for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. From 1967 to 1981 he served as rector of St. John's Seminary in Boston. He served as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Roslindale, Massachusetts until 1985.
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. On July 26, 1985 Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of the Boston Archdiocese, and he was consecrated on September 19, 1985.
Bishop of Green Bay
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. On October 10, 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Banks the Bishop of the Green Bay Diocese. Bishop Banks retired as ordinary on October 10, 2003.[2][3]
Abuse scandal
Bishop Banks was accused of overlooking a priest's alleged pedophilia in the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal while he was an auxiliary bishop at Boston.[4]
See also
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Notes
- ↑ http://www.gbdioc.org/what-the-church-can-do-for-you/archives/bishops-of-the-diocese.html
- ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbanks.html
- ↑ http://www.gbdioc.org/whoarewe/bishops.html
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Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay 2003–present |
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Green Bay 1990–2003 |
Succeeded by David Zubik |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Boston 1985–1990 |
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