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]

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

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

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]

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
↑ "Green Bay bishop overlooked priest's alleged pedophilia". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. 2002-11-21. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-08-14.

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Preceded by –	Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay 2003–present	Succeeded by –
Preceded by Adam Maida	Bishop of Green Bay 1990–2003	Succeeded by David Zubik
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston 1985–1990	Succeeded by –

Diocese of Green Bay

Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Melcher Francis Xavier Krautbauer Frederick Katzer Sebastian Gebhard Messmer Joseph John Fox Paul Peter Rhode Stanislaus Vincent Bona Aloysius John Wycislo Adam Maida Robert Joseph Banks David Zubik David L. Ricken Auxiliary bishops John Benjamin Grellinger Robert F. Morneau Mark Francis Schmitt

Churches	Cathedral St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Parishes St. Mary's Church, Appleton Holy Cross Church, Green Bay St. Willebrord Church, Green Bay Holy Cross Church, Kaukauna St. Mary's Church, Kaukauna St. Gregory's Church, St. Nazianz Former Saint Joseph of the Lake Church, Menominee Indian Reservation St. Ambrose Church, St. Nazianz St. Lawrence Church, Stangelville Shrines Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Campion National Shrine of Saint Joseph, DePere Abbey St. Norbert Abbey Oratory St. Joseph's Oratory, Green Bay

Education	Higher education St. Norbert College Silver Lake College High schools Lourdes High School, Oshkosh Notre Dame Academy, Green Bay Roncalli High School, Manitowoc St. Mary Central High School, Neenah St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, Marinette Xavier High School, Appleton

Priests	John Francis Doerfler Frank Joseph Dewane

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