Peter Michael Muhich

Styles of
**Peter Michael Muhich**
Styles of; Peter Michael Muhich
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Peter Michael Muhich
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Peter Michael Muhich
Bishop of Rapid City
Diocese	Rapid City
Appointed	May 12, 2020
Installed	July 9, 2020
Predecessor	Robert D. Gruss
Orders
Ordination	September 29, 1989; by Robert Henry Brom
Consecration	July 9, 2020; by Bernard Hebda, Robert D. Gruss, and Donald DeGrood
Personal details
Born	May 13, 1961 (age 63); Eveleth, Minnesota
Motto	Exemplum dedi vobis; "I have given you an example"

Peter Michael Muhich (born May 13, 1961) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota since 2020.

Biography

Early years

Peter Muhich was born on May 13, 1961, to Donald and Mary Muhich in Eveleth, Minnesota, the second of seven children. He attended Eveleth Public High School. After his graduation in 1979, Muhich attended [Saint John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1983, Muhich went to Louvain, Belgium to attend the American College of the Immaculate Conception, where he completed his theological studies in 1989.

Priesthood

On September 29, 1989, Muhich was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Robert Henry Brom for the Diocese of Duluth. He served there in various pastoral roles for three decades.

Bishop of Rapid City

On May 12, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Muhich as bishop for the Diocese of Rapid City.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was consecrated by Archbishop Bernard Hebda on July 9, 2020.^[4]

References

^ "Pope Francis Names Father Peter Muhich of Diocese of Duluth as Bishop of Rapid City". Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ "Bishop-elect Peter Muhich". Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ "Fr. Peter M. Muhich named as new bishop for Rapid City Diocese". Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ "EPISCOPAL ORDINATION of THE MOST REVEREND PETER MICHAEL MUHICH" (PDF). Retrieved July 6, 2020.

External links

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert D. Gruss	Bishop of Rapid City 2020-Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "Pope Francis Names Father Peter Muhich of Diocese of Duluth as Bishop of Rapid City". Retrieved May 12, 2020.

[2] "Bishop-elect Peter Muhich". Retrieved May 12, 2020.

[3] "Fr. Peter M. Muhich named as new bishop for Rapid City Diocese". Retrieved May 12, 2020.

[4] "EPISCOPAL ORDINATION of THE MOST REVEREND PETER MICHAEL MUHICH" (PDF). Retrieved July 6, 2020.

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Bishops	Bishops of Lead John Stariha Joseph Francis Busch Bishops of Rapid City John Jeremiah Lawler William Tibertus McCarty Harold Joseph Dimmerling Charles J. Chaput Blase J. Cupich Robert Dwayne Gruss Peter Michael Muhich Scott E. Bullock Coadjutor Leo Ferdinand Dworschak
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Historic St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church, Central City St. Augustine Church, Dallas St. Martin's Catholic Church and Grotto, Oelrichs St. John's Catholic Church, Paxton Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rapid City St. Charles Borromeo Church, St. Francis
Education	High schools Red Cloud High School, Pine Ridge St. Thomas More High School, Rapid City
Priests	Steven Biegler Lawrence Welsh
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth
Bishops	Ordinaries James McGolrick John T. McNicholas Thomas Anthony Welch Francis Joseph Schenk Paul Francis Anderson Robert Henry Brom Roger Lawrence Schwietz Dennis Marion Schnurr Paul Sirba Daniel John Felton Auxiliary Lawrence Alexander Glenn
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Duluth Parishes Resurrection Church, Eveleth Holy Spirit, Virginia Historic Sacred Heart Cathedral, Duluth Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary, Cloquet Church of St. Joseph, Elmer Church of St. Francis Xavier, Grand Marais
Education	The College of St. Scholastica
Priests	Jozef Cieminski Mike Schmitz
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