Joseph Maximilian Mueller

Joseph Maximilian Mueller (December 1, 1894 – August 9, 1981) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City in Iowa from 1948 to 1970. He previously served as coadjutor bishop of the same diocese from 1947 to 1948.

Biography

Early life Joseph Mueller was born on December 1, 1894, in St. Louis, Missouri, to George Fritz and Barbara (née Ziegler) Mueller. After graduating from SS. Peter and Paul School at St. Louis in 1907, he studied at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. He then served as a curate at parishes in Carlyle, Mount Carmel, East St. Louis, and Belleville, all in Illinois. He also attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome between 1962 and 1965. He resigned his titular see on January 13, 1971.

Joseph Mueller died on August 9, 1981, in Sioux City at age 86.