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Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg

Bishop of Reno

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Born
Apr 15, 1962 United States
Nationality
United States
Ordained priest
United States
Ordained bishop
May 31, 2017 United States
Appointed
Jul 20, 2021

Bishop Daniel Henry Mueggenborg was born on 15 April 1962 in Okarche, Oklahoma, diocese of Tulsa. He carried out his studies in philosophy at the Saint Meinrad Seminary, Indiana (1984-1985), and in theology at the Pontifical North American college and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, obtaining a licentiate in biblical theology (1985-1990). He was ordained a priest on 14 July 1989 for the diocese of Tulsa. Since priestly ordination he has held the following offices: parish vicar of the Saint Mary parish in Tulsa (1989), the Saint John parish in Bartlesville (1990-1991) and the Saint Pius X parish in Tulsa (1991-1994); chaplain of Bishop Kelley High School (1991-1994); parish administrator of the Saint Cecilia parish in Claremore (1995- 1996); parish priest of the Church of the Madalene in Tulsa (1996-2001); chaplain of the Saint Philip Neri Catholic Newman Center at the University of Tulsa (1998-2001); parish priest of the Saint Clement parish in Bixby (2001-2005); assistant director for formation at the Pontifical North American College in Rome (2005- 2006) and vice-rector for the administration of the same Pontifical College (2006-2011). He also served as parish priest of the Christ the King parish (2011-2017). On 6 April 2017 he was appointed as auxiliary of Seattle, receiving episcopal ordination the following 31 May. From 2017 he was vicar general and moderator of the Curia of the metropolitan archdiocese of Seattle. Msgr. Daniel H. Mueggenborg was born on 15 April 1962 in Okarche, Oklahoma, in the diocese of Tulsa. After attending the Holy Trinity School in Okarche, and the St. Francis Xavier School, the Stillwater Middle School and the C.E. Donart High School in Stillwater, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in geology from the Oklahoma State University in 1984. He then studied philosophy at the St. Meinrad Seminary in St. Meinrad, Indiana (1984-1985) and theology at the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he obtained a licentiate in biblical theology in 1994. He was ordained a priest on 14 July 1989 for the diocese of Tulsa. After priestly ordination he held the following offices: vicar of the “St. Mary” parish in Tulsa (1989), the “St. John” parish in Bartlesville (1990-1991) and the “St. Piux X” parish in Tulsa (1991-1994); chaplain of the Bishop Kelley High School (1991-1994); member of the presbyteral council (1994-2004); administrator of the “St. Pius X” parish (1995) and the “St. Cecilia” parish in Claremore (1995-1996); pastor of the “Church of the Magdalene” in Tulsa (1996­2001); chaplain of the St. Philip Neri Newman Centre at the University of Tulsa (1996-2001); pastor of the “St. Clement” parish in Bixby (2001-2005); director of the office of the diocesan synod (2002-2005); chair of the presbyteral council (2002-2003); assistant director for formation of the Pontifical North American College in Rome (2005-2006) and vice rector for the administration of the same Pontifical Collage (2006-2011). Since 2011 he has served as pastor of the “Christ the King” parish in Tulsa, and member of the presbyteral council, the diocesan financial council and the Board of Governors of diocesan Caritas. In 2004 he was named Chaplain of His Holiness. Aside from English, he speaks Spanish and Italian.