Daniel Mueggenborg was born in
Okarche, Oklahoma, to Paul Bernard and Dolores Lucille (née Kerntke) Mueggenborg. He received his early education at the
parochial school at St. Francis Xavier Parish in
Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he attended mass and served as an
altar boy. Mueggenborg belonged to the
Boy Scouts of America and received the
Eagle Scout Award in 1980. Mueggenborg entered
Oklahoma State University (OSU) to pursue a science degree. He later said that he did not want to become a priest at that point. However, in the spring of 1981, he served at a mass in Oklahoma that was celebrated by Reverend
Stanley Rother, a missionary serving in
Guatemala. On July 28, 1981, Rother was murdered in Guatemala by a right-wing
death squad. According to Mueggenborg, Rother's service and
martyrdom for the Catholic Church inspired him to pursue the priesthood. After graduating from OSU in 1984 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in geology, he entered
St. Meinrad Seminary in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. The Vatican named Mueggenborg a
monsignor in 2004.
Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (2022)
Pope Francis appointed Mueggenborg as an auxiliary bishop of Seattle on April 6, 2017. On May 31, 2017, he was consecrated by Archbishop
J. Peter Sartain at
St. James Cathedral in Seattle, with Bishops
David Konderla and Eusebio de la Luz Elizondo Almaguer serving as co-consecrators.
Bishop of Reno (2022)|290x290px On July 20, 2021, Pope Francis appointed Mueggenborg as bishop of Reno, succeeding Bishop
Randolph Calvo. Mueggenborg was installed on September 24, 2021. ==Publications==