Daniel Henry Mueggenborg

Daniel Henry Mueggenborg (born April 15, 1962) is an American Catholic prelate serving as the Bishop of Reno in Nevada since 2021. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle from 2017 to 2021.

Biography Daniel Henry 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. Mueggenborg belonged to the Boy Scouts of America and received the Eagle Scout Award in 1980.

Mueggenborg entered Oklahoma State University (OSU) to pursue a science degree. He has stated that at that time he did not want to become a priest. However, in the spring of 1981, he served at a Mass that was celebrated by Stanley Rother, a missionary serving in Guatemala. Rother was murdered later that year in Guatemala by a right-wing death squad. According to Mueggenborg, Rother's service and martyrdom inspired him to pursue the priesthood. After graduating from OSU in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology, he entered St. Meinrad Seminary in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. The Vatican named Mueggenborg a monsignor in 2004.

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle

Pope Francis appointed Mueggenborg as an auxiliary bishop of Seattle on April 6, 2017. On May 31, 2017, he was consecrated by Archbishop J. Peter Sartain at St. James Cathedral in Seattle, with Bishops David Konderla and Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer serving as co-consecrators.

Bishop of Reno

On July 20, 2021, Pope Francis appointed Mueggenborg as bishop of Reno, succeeding Bishop Randolph Calvo. Mueggenborg was installed on September 24, 2021. Come Follow Me: Discipleship Reflections on the Sunday Gospel Readings for Liturgical Year A (Angelwing Publishing, 2016) Come Follow Me: Discipleship Reflections on the Sunday Gospel Readings for Liturgical Year B (Angelwing Publishing, 2017)