His Excellency, The Most Reverend William Michael Mulvey STL |
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Bishop of Corpus Christi | |
Archdiocese | Galveston-Houston |
Diocese | Corpus Christi |
Appointed | January 18, 2010 |
Installed | March 25, 2010 |
Predecessor | Edmond Carmody |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
Consecration | May 25, 2010 by Daniel DiNardo, Gregory Michael Aymond, and Edmond Carmody |
Personal details | |
Born |
Houston, Texas |
August 23, 1949
Motto | SENTENTIA IN CHRISTO VOBIS |
Styles of William Michael Mulvey |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
William Michael Mulvey STL (born August 23, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas since 2010.
Mulvey is the second of the 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 his education was completed at Catholic schools including St. Theresa and St. Cecilia in Houston and St. Thomas High School in Houston (1963–1966). He was confirmed by Bishop Wendelin Joseph Nold at St. Cecilia Parish in Houston. He attended St. Edward's Catholic High School in Austin (1967) and St. Edward’s University, where he graduated in 1971 with a BBA. He attended seminary at the North American College in Rome 1971-1976, earning in 1971-1974 his bachelor's degree in Sacred Theology from Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum and 1974–1976 his licentiate (master’s degree) in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University.
Mulvey was ordained to the priesthood for the service of the Diocese of Austin on June 29 in the Jubilee Year of 1975 by Pope Paul VI in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, one of 359 priests ordained by the Pope on that occasion.