Daniel Henry Mueggenborg

Daniel Henry Mueggenborg (born April 15, 1962) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Reno in Nevada since 2021. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in Washington State from 2017 to 2021.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Daniel Henry Mueggenborg
Bishop of Reno
Bishop Mueggenborg delivers the homily to Our Lady of Wisdom Newman Center at the University of Nevada Reno
SeeReno
AppointedJuly 20, 2021
InstalledSeptember 24, 2021
PredecessorRandolph Roque Calvo
Orders
OrdinationJuly 14, 1989
by Eusebius J. Beltran
ConsecrationMay 31, 2017
by J. Peter Sartain
Personal details
Born (1962-04-15) April 15, 1962
Okarche, Oklahoma
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle and Titular Bishop of Tullia (2017-2021)
Styles of
Daniel Henry Mueggenborg
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Daniel Henry Mueggenborg
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byJohn R. Quinn
DateApril 6, 1989
PlaceSt. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
Priestly ordination
Ordained byEusebius J. Beltran
DateJuly 14, 1989
PlaceHoly Family Cathedral
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJ. Peter Sartain
Co-consecratorsDavid Konderla
Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer
DateMay 31, 2017
PlaceSt. James Cathedral
Seattle, Washington

Biography

Daniel Mueggenborg was born in Okarche, Oklahoma, to Paul Bernard and Dolores Lucille (née Kerntke) Mueggenborg. He received his early education at the parochial school at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he attended mass and served as an altar boy.[1] Mueggenborg belonged to the Boy Scouts of America and received the Eagle Scout Award in 1980.[1]

Mueggenborg entered Oklahoma State University (OSU) with to pursue a science degree. He later said that he was opposed to becoming a priest at that point. However, in the spring of 1981, he served at a mass in Oklahoma that was celebrated by Father Stanley Rother, a missionary serving in Guatemala. On July 28, 1981, Rother was murdered in Guatemala by a right-wing death squad. According to Mueggenborg, Rother's service and martyrdom for the church inspired him to pursue the priesthood.[1] After graduating from OSU in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology, he entered St. Meinrad Seminary in Saint Meinrad, Indiana.

Mueggenborg then entered the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[2] As a seminarian, he worked alongside the Missionaries of Charity to serve the poor in that city. Back in Oklahoma for a summer, Mueggenborg volunteered as a hospital minister in intensive care units and cardiac wards at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. He spent a second summer in Mugumu, Tanzania, working alongside Maryknoll Missionaries.[1] Mueggenborg was ordained to the diaconate on April 6, 1989, at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome; he was granted an audience the next day with Pope John Paul II at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.[1]

Priesthood

On July 14, 1989, Mueggenborg was ordained by Archbishop Eusebius Beltran to the priesthood for the Diocese of Tulsa at Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa. During his post-ordination year of studies in Rome, Mueggenborg served as a chaplain to the Missionaries of Charity convent at San Gregorio Magno al Celio in Rome; on one occasion, he celebrated a mass attended by the founder of the order, Mother Teresa.[1]

After returning to Tulsa, Mueggenborg served as a chaplain at Bishop Kelley High School and as director of the Newman Center and professor of religion at the University of Tulsa. He was also pastor of two parishes in Tulsa and one in Bixby, Oklahoma. During a period in Rome, he assisted in seminary formation as vice rector of the Pontifical North American College. Additionally, Mueggenborg served on the boards of directors for Ascension Healthcare and Catholic Charities of Tulsa.[3] Bishop Edward Slattery named Mueggenborg a monsignor in 2004.

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle

Pope Francis appointed Mueggenborg as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Seattle on April 6, 2017.[4][5] On May 31, 2017, he was consecrated by Archbishop J. Peter Sartain at St. James Cathedral in Seattle.[6]

Bishop of Reno

On July 20, 2021, Pope Francis appointed Mueggenborg as bishop of the Diocese of Reno, succeeding Bishop Randolph Calvo. Mueggenborg was installed on September 24, 2021.[7][8]

Bishop Mueggenborg at St Rose of Lima Parish in Reno, Nevada, with the Rite of the Elect from St Michael's Catholic Church from Stead, Nevada
Bishop Mueggenborg holding the host during a mass at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sparks, Nevada

Publications

Books

  • Come Follow Me. Discipleship Reflections on the Sunday Gospel Readings for Liturgical Year C (Angelwing Publishing, 2015) [9]
  • Come Follow Me: Discipleship Reflections on the Sunday Gospel Readings for Liturgical Year A (Angelwing Publishing, 2016) [10]
  • Come Follow Me: Discipleship Reflections on the Sunday Gospel Readings for Liturgical Year B (Angelwing Publishing, 2017) [11]

See also

References
  1. Mueggenborg, Daniel. "Rev. Msgr. Daniel H. Mueggenborg: Brief Biographical Sketch" (PDF). Christ the King Catholic Church. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. "Auxiliary Bishops". Archdiocese of Seattle. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. "Most Rev. Daniel Mueggenborg". Focus Ministries. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. "Pope Names Priest as New Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  5. "New auxiliary bishop announced for the Archdiocese of Seattle". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. "Bishop Daniel Henry Mueggenborg [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  7. "VATICAN APPOINTS THE MOST REVEREND DANIEL MUEGGENBORG THE NEW BISHOP OF RENO". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. "Rinunce e nomine, 20.07.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  9. Mueggenborg, Daniel H. (October 2015). Come Follow Me. Discipleship Reflections on the Sunday Gospel Readings for Liturgical Year C. Gracewing. ISBN 978-0852448762.
  10. Mueggenborg, Daniel H. (October 2016). Come Follow Me: Discipleship Reflections on the Sunday Gospel Readings for Liturgical Year A. Gracewing. ISBN 978-0852448779.
  11. Mueggenborg, Daniel H. (16 June 2017). Come Follow Me: Discipleship Reflections on the Sunday Gospel Readings for Liturgical Year B. Gracewing. ISBN 978-0852448786.
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