William Muhm

William James Muhm (born June 27, 1957) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA since 2019.

Biography

Early life William (Bill) Muhm was born in Billings, Montana on June 27, 1957, the son of James and Anne Muhm. When he was a child, the family moved to Denver, Colorado. Muhm attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he received a BS degree in Business Administration in 1980.

Military service After college graduation, he entered the US Navy Officer Training Command Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. In July 1981, Muhm was commissioned an ensign in the Navy Supply Corps.

Muhm's first posting in the Navy was two tours on the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), an amphibious assault ship, in the Western Pacific Ocean. His next assignment was at the Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Preparation for priesthood In 1986, Muhm left the Navy to work as an accountant while remaining in the US Naval Reserve. After his 1995 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Muhm to the pastoral staff at St. Ann Parish in Ossining, New York. The next year, he was sent to Holy Family Parish in Staten Island, New York, for the next two years. In 1996, he was also assigned as chaplain to Fleet Hospital 22.

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Services USA Pope Francis appointed Muhm as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA and titular bishop of Capsus on January 22, 2019. On March 25, 2019, Muhm was installed and consecrated by Archbishop Timothy Broglio at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and Archbishop Charles J. Chaput acting as co-consecrators.