Georg Müller

Georg Müller, SS.CC. (7 June 1951 – 25 October 2015) was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, which encompasses central sections of Norway, from 1988 to 1997.

Biography Müller was born in Volkesfeld, Germany. He completed his early education in Lahnstein am Rhein in 1971.

In 1981, he began his pastoral work in Trondheim as a parish priest, became vicar general in 1984, and a parish pastor in 1997. The normal retirement age for a bishop is 75. Speculation in the media attributed his removal to internal problems within the local Church administration. The report was confirmed by Catholic Church officials in Norway, and a spokesperson for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith confirmed that the abuse of a boy had been reported to Church officials in January 2009. It said Müller had undergone therapy and was no longer engaged in pastoral work. The accuser chose to remain anonymous, and due to the statute of limitations, no legal action could be pursued. Oslo Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig said: "Müller has been divested of his authority, and he won't be allowed to work in a church again. He will never again be given a position in the church." The man who accused Müller thanked the Church for confirming his allegations and for the support it had provided him. Media coverage was extensive in Norway and included reports that Müller was celebrating Mass in public at a hospital in Germany. Bishop Eidsvig called that "improper and impermissible" and said he would pursue the matter. In Germany, officials at the hospital and the local diocese said they had not been informed of any charges against Müller. The Church reportedly later paid a settlement of over 400,000 krone. Bishop Eidsvig said Müller's statement showed bad judgment and that Müller had confessed in 2009. He doubted Müller would attempt to have the Vatican rehabilitate him.

In retirement, he lived at his order's residences, first in Rome and then in Münster. He died in Münster on 25 October 2015. The obituary published online by his order did not mention the reasons for his resignation. It said that "he bore his suffering with composure and patience".

Muller was not replaced in Trondheim until 2019. Bishop Eidsvig was named Apostolic Administrator when Muller's resignation was accepted in 2009, and he served until 2019 when Erik Varden was nominated as his successor.