[3] The Episcopal Church in Mississippi grew under Green's leadership, increasing to thirty-three parishes by 1855.

[6] During the American Civil War, Bishop Green allied with the Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America.

[7] In 1882, in ailing health, Green requested the aid of a coadjutor bishop, and Hugh Miller Thompson was elected to the position.

Green printed a few sermons on "Baptismal Regeneration" and "apostolic succession," as well as an oration on "The Influence of Christianity upon the Welfare of Nations" (1831).

[2] Through one of his sons, he was grandfather to William Mercer Green (July 12, 1876 – November 12, 1942), fourth bishop of Mississippi.