Peter Michael Muhich
Peter Michael Muhich | |
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Bishop of Rapid City | |
Diocese | Rapid City |
Appointed | May 12, 2020 |
Installed | July 9, 2020 |
Predecessor | Robert D. Gruss |
Orders | |
Ordination | September 29, 1989 |
Consecration | July 9, 2020 by Bernard Hebda, Robert D. Gruss, and Donald DeGrood |
Personal details | |
Born | Eveleth, Minnesota | May 13, 1961
Motto | Exemplum dedi vobis "I have given you an example" |
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Styles of Peter Michael Muhich | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Peter Michael Muhich (born May 13, 1961) is an American priest of the Catholic Church who serves as bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota.
Biography[]
Peter Muhich was born on May 13, 1961 to Louis and Sally Muhich in Eveleth, Minnesota, the second of seven children. He attended Eveleth Public High School. After his graduation in 1979, he attended St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. After his graduation in 1983, he attended the American College of the Immaculate Conception in Louvain, Belgium, where he completed his theological studies in 1989.
On September 29, 1989, Muhich was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Duluth. He served there in various pastoral roles for three decades. On May 12, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Muhich as bishop for the Diocese of Rapid City.[1][2][3] He was consecrated and installed on July 9, 2020.[4]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ "Pope Francis Names Father Peter Muhich of Diocese of Duluth as Bishop of Rapid City". Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Bishop-elect Peter Muhich". Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Fr. Peter M. Muhich named as new bishop for Rapid City Diocese". Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "EPISCOPAL ORDINATION of THE MOST REVEREND PETER MICHAEL MUHICH" (PDF). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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Episcopal succession[]
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Eveleth, Minnesota
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Bishops appointed by Pope Francis