Robert Joseph Banks
Robert Joseph Banks | |
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| Bishop of Green Bay | |
| Diocese | Green Bay |
| Appointed | October 16, 1990 |
| Installed | December 5, 1990 |
| Retired | October 10, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Adam Maida |
| Successor | David Zubik |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Titular Bishop of Taraqua (1985–1990) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 20, 1952 by Luigi Traglia |
| Consecration | September 19, 1985 by Bernard Francis Law, Daniel Anthony Cronin, John Aloysius Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2026 (aged 97) Kaukauna, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Motto | "Blessed be God forever" |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Robert Joseph Banks | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Robert Joseph Banks (February 26, 1928 – January 25, 2026) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 1990 to 2003. He was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1985 to 1990.
A protégé of Cardinal Bernard Law, Banks was questioned about his role in the sex abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston in the early 2000s.