William Mulvey


William Michael Mulvey STL is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas since 2010.

Biography

Early life and education

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. He was confirmed by Bishop Wendelin Joseph Nold at St. Cecilia Parish in Houston. He attended St. Edward's Catholic High School in Austin 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 in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University.

Ordination and ministry

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.
As a priest of the Diocese of Austin, Mulvey had the following assignments:
Bishop Mulvey is one of two former pastors of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in College Station who were elevated to bishop. The other is Patrick Zurek, bishop of Amarillo.

Bishop of Corpus Christi

Mulvey was appointed to Corpus Christi diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on January 18, 2010 and consecrated a bishop on March 25, 2010 by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston. His principal co-consecrators were New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Michael Aymond, and his immediate predecessor as Bishop of Corpus Christi, Bishop Edmond Carmody.
Mulvey is the first Bishop of Corpus Christi to be named without prior episcopal experience since 1921, when Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina was appointed to the position.

Episcopal succession