Born and raised in rural western Oklahoma, Bishop Mueggenborg graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1984 with a geology degree and a related computer science degree. He attended the pre-theology program at St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana and the theology program at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Tulsa in 1989.
Bishop Mueggenborg completed a Licentiate degree in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1990. During his 30+ years as a priest, Bishop Mueggenborg has served as parochial vicar and pastor in several parishes and in a variety of ministerial roles, including high school chaplain and teacher, Newman Center chaplain, Director of Clergy and Education, and Vicar for Religious. He also served on the administrative staff of the Pontifical North American College and was adjunct professor at the Gregorian University. Pope Francis appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle on April 6, 2017, and he was ordained bishop on May 31, 2017.
Bishop Mueggenborg comes from a farming and ranching family and enjoys mountain biking and hiking in his free time. He has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and has hiked the Grand Canyon as well as a substantial portion of the Camino de Santiago. He credits his love for the outdoors to his rural upbringing and his involvement in the Boy Scouts of America.
Rev. Bobin Babu | Our Lady of Wisdom, Reno
Rev. Thomas Babu | St. Teresa of Avila, Carson City
Rev. Jesus Ballesteros | Holy Family, Yerington
Rev. Robert Chorey | Our Lady of the Snows, Reno
Rev. Charles Durante | Vicar General & Rector of St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, Reno
Rev. Philip George | Immaculate Conception, Sparks
Rev. Eduardo Gutierrez Sandoval | Ministering in Mexico
Rev. Mark Hanifan | St. Galls, Gardnerville
Rev. Jorge Herrera | St. Francis of Assisi, Incline Village
Rev. Joseph Infante | Renown Hospital and VA, Reno
Rev. Jose Issac | Holy Cross, Sparks
Rev. Boby John| Our Lady of the Snows, Reno
Rev. Tomy Joseph | Corpus Christi, Carson City
Rev. Felix Kiko| St. Albert the Great, Reno
Rev. Justin Lazar | St. Robert Bellarmine, Reno
Rev. Conrado Lomibao | St. Mary’s Hospital
Rev. Biju Malancheruvil | St. Galls, Gardnerville
Rev. Beda Martirez | St. John the Baptist, Lovelock
Rev. Paul McCollum | St. Therese of the Little Flower, Reno & Vicar for Clergy
Rev. Elberto Melendez | St. Michaels, Stead
Rev. David Micheal | St. Albert the Great, Reno
Rev. Dariusz Miskowicz | St. Rose of Lima, Reno
Rev. Stephen Nehru | St. John Bosco, Battle Mtn.
Rev. Thomas Nelson | St. Ann’s, Dayton & St. Mary’s in the Mountains
Rev. Wojciech Prawda | St. Rose of Lima, Reno
Rev. Antonio Quijano | St. Paul’s Winnemucca
Rev. Liam Reilly | St. Joseph’s Church, Elko
Rev. Rene Rodriguez-Huerta | St. Teresa of Avila, Carson City
Rev. Jose Sobarzo | St. Patrick’s, Fallon
Rev. Rodel Tabanao | Our Lady of Tahoe, Zephyr Cove
Rev. Veri Urio| St. Joseph’s Church, Elko
Rev. Arlon Vergara OSA | St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, Reno
Rev. Edgar Villanueva | St. Peter Canisius, Sun Valley
Rev. Joe Walsh | Studying Canon Law in Rome
Rev Lucio Zuniga | St. Therese of the Little Flower, Reno
Rev. Ariel Arias
Rev. John Bain
Most Reverend Randolph Calvo
Rev. John Corona
Rev. Oliver Curran
Rev. Norman King
Rev. Michael Mahone
Rev. Nathan Mamo
Rev. John McGuire
Rev. Larry Morrison
Rev. Jim Setelik
Rev. Robert Simpson
Rev. Anton Sommer
Rev. Steven Stavoy
Most Reverend Philip Straling
Rev. Tony Vercellone
Tony Bautista | Holy Cross, Sparks
Joseph Bell | St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral
Russ Bergin | St. Peter Canisius, Sun Valley
Dennis Cahill | St. John Bosco, Battle Mountain
Brian Callister | Our Lady of the Snows, Reno
Kurt Carlson | St. Patrick’s, Fallon
Jose Castro | St. Francis of Assisi, Incline Village
Ruben Cervantes | St. Robert Bellarmine, Fernley
Ron Cherry | St. Patrick’s, Fallon
Gil Coleman | St. Teresa of Avila, Carson City
Robert Evans | Retired
Joe Garcia | St. Teresa of Avila, Carson City
Emilio Gonzales | St. Gall’s, Gardnerville
William Henderson | St. Gall’s, Gardnerville
Mike Johnson | St. Teresa of Avila, Carson City
Ron Klonicke | St. Therese Church of the Little Flower, Reno
Don Korson | St. Francis of Assisi, Incline Village
Craig LaGier | Retired
Chuck Lanham | St. Albert the Great Reno
August LeMaire | St. Rose of Lima, Reno
Franklin Martinez | St. Joseph’s, Elko
Dave Norman | Our Lady of the Snows, Reno
Richard Ramm | St. Albert the Great, Reno
Rigoberto Ruano | St. Therese Church of the Little Flower, Reno
Robert Ruggiero | St. Therese Church of the Little Flower, Reno
Dennis Schreiner | St. Teresa of Avila, Carson City
Joseph Plavi | St. Joseph’s, Elko
Gustavo Mendez | St. Joseph’s, Elko
David Chavez | St. John Bosco, Battle Mountain
Jim McClenahan | St. Albert the Great, Reno
Herbert Melendez | Holy Cross, Sparks
Joseph Haggarty | Holy Cross, Sparks
Sergio Diaz | St. Therese the Little Flower Parish, Reno
Donald Cauley | St. Francis of Assisi, Reno
David O’Connor | St. Gall, Gardnerville
Alvaro Vargas | St. Gall, Gardnerville
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