Pope appoints new Bishop for
Rapid City, USA
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| Rapid City Cathedral, USA |
Pope Francis appoints Father Peter Muhich as Bishop of Rapid
City, USA.
By Vatican News
Pope Francis has appointed Father Peter Muhich as Bishop of
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA. Father Michel Mulloy has been serving as
Diocesan Administrator, in anticipation of the appointment of a Bishop.
Curriculum vitae of Father Peter Muhich
Bishop-elect Muhich was born on May 13, 1961 and ordained to
the priesthood on September 29, 1989 for the Diocese of Duluth. Father Muhich
attended Eveleth High School in Eveleth, MN and University of St. Thomas in
Saint Paul, MN. He studied theology at American College of Louvain in Belgium.
Father Muhich’s assignments in the Diocese of Duluth after
ordination include: Parochial Vicar at St. Francis Parish in Brainerd
(1989-1991); Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph, Grand Rapids; Our Lady of the Snows
in Bigfork and St. Theresa in Effie (1991-1993). Pastor at Holy Rosary in
Aurora (1993-1996); Pastor at Queen of Peace in Hoyt Lakes (1993-1996); Pastor
at St. Rose in Proctor and St. Philip in Saginaw (1996-1998); Pastor at Blessed
Sacrament, St. Leo and Immaculate Conception in Hibbing (1996-2009). He has
served as Pastor at St. Mary Star of the Sea and at Our Lady of Mercy in Duluth
(2010), and in 2019, he served as Interim Administrator at St. Francis in Carlton
and Sts. Mary and Joseph in Sawyer. Bishop-elect Muhich has served as
Administrator at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth where he
currently serves as Rector.
Father Muhich’s ministry includes service for the Deacon
Formation Program (1993); Presbyteral Council (1993-1996); College of
Consultors (1993-1996); Clergy Personnel Board (2002-2007); Priest Personnel
Board (2007); Diocesan Finance Officer (2009-2011); Spiritual Director at St.
Raphael Guild of the Catholic Medical Association (2013); Presbyteral Council
(2014) and Vicar Forane of the Duluth Deanery.
Diocese of Rapid City
The Diocese of Rapid City is comprised of 43,000 square
miles in the state of South Dakota and has a total population of 227,211 of
which 23,934 are Catholic.
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