Background
Banks, Robert J. was born on February 26, 1928 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Joseph and Rita Katherine (Sullivan) Banks.
bishop university professor Catholic priest
Banks, Robert J. was born on February 26, 1928 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Joseph and Rita Katherine (Sullivan) Banks.
AB, St. John's Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts, 1949. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Gregorian University, Rome, 1953. Doctor of Canon Law, Lateran University, Rome, 1957.
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 Saint 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.