Robert Joseph Banks


Robert Joseph Banks
Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay
titular bishop of Taraqua
DioceseGreen Bay
AppointedOctober 16, 1990
InstalledDecember 5, 1990
RetiredOctober 10, 2003
PredecessorAdam Maida
SuccessorDavid Zubik
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 20, 1952
by Luigi Traglia
ConsecrationSeptember 19, 1985
by Bernard Francis Law, Daniel Anthony Cronin, and John Aloysius Marshall
Personal details
Born (1928-02-26) February 26, 1928 (age 96)
MottoBlessed be God
Coat of armsRobert Joseph Banks's coat of arms
Styles of
Robert Joseph Banks
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Robert Joseph Banks (born February 26, 1928) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 1990 to 2003. He also served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1985 to 1990.

A protegee of Cardinal Bernard Law, Banks was questioned about his role in the sex abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston in the early 2000s.