William Mulvey

William Michael Mulvey (born August 23, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi in Texas from 2010 to 2025.

Biography

Early life and education William Mulvey was born on August 23, 1949, in Houston, Texas, the second of six children of Daniel H. Mulvey Jr. and Marjorie Jane Patterson Mulvey. His siblings are Dan, Martha, John, Tim and Kim. He has 12 nieces and nephews. All of William Mulvey's early education was completed at Catholic schools, including St. Theresa and St. Cecilia Schools in Houston. He also attended St. Thomas High School in Houston in 1966. Mulvey was confirmed by Bishop Wendelin Nold at St. Cecilia Parish in Houston.

Mulvey graduated St. Edward's Catholic High School in Austin, Texas, in 1967 and then entered St. Edward's University in Austin. He graduated from St. Edward's in 1971 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

Bishop of Corpus Christi Mulvey was appointed as bishop of Corpus Christi by Pope Benedict XVI on January 18, 2010. Mulvey was consecrated on March 25, 2010, by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. His principal co-consecrators were Aymond and Bishop Edmond Carmody. The lawsuit was dismissed in August 2019.

In November 2019, Mulvey made a peripheral stem cell donation to a San Antonio woman with cancer. He had joined the Be the Match Registry for bone marrow transplants before he became bishop. Mulvey in May 2020 condemned the domestic terrorism attack that wounded a sailor at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.

Pope Leo XIV accepted Mulvey's resignation as Bishop on the 1st of December 2025, and appointed Mario Alberto Avilés to succeed him.