Michael Joseph Green was a 20th century bishop

Bishop

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 of the Catholic Church

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 in the United States

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. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Reno

Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno

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 in the state of Nevada

Nevada

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 from 1967-1974.

Biography

Born in St. Joseph

St. Joseph, Michigan

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, Michigan

Michigan

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, Green was ordained a Catholic priest

Priest

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 for the Diocese of Lansing

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing

The Catholic Diocese of Lansing is located in Lansing, Michigan. It encompasses an area of 6,218 square miles including the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw...

 on July 14, 1946. On June 22, 1962 Pope

Pope

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 Blessed John XXIII named him the Titular Bishop

Titular bishop

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 of Trisipa and Auxiliary Bishop

Auxiliary bishop

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 of Lansing. He was consecrated a bishop on August 28, 1962 by Bishop Joseph H. Albers

Joseph H. Albers

Joseph H. Albers D.D. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1929 at the age of 38, he was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, making him one of the youngest Roman Catholic bishops in the country. He continued in this role until he was assigned to establish the new Diocese of Lansing, Michigan...

 of Lansing. The co-consecrators were Bishops Clarence George Issenmann

Clarence George Issenmann

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 of Columbus

Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus

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 and Charles Salatka

Charles Salatka

Charles Alexander K. Salatka was the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the ninth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette, Michigan....

 auxiliary bishop of Grand Rapids

Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Michigan, in the United States. It comprises 102 churches in Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola counties in Michigan. The diocese was created on...

. From 1962 to 1965 he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council

Second Vatican Council

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. On March 11, 1967 Pope Paul VI named him as the third bishop of Reno. He served the diocese for seven years until his resignation was accepted by Pope Paul on December 6, 1974.