Peter Michael Muhich


Peter Michael Muhich is an American priest of the Catholic Church who serves as bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City.

Biography

Peter Muhich was born on May 13, 1961 to Louis and Sally Muhich in Eveleth, Minnesota, the second of seven children. He attended Eveleth Public High School and after his graduation in 1979, he attended St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. After his graduation in 1983, he attended the American College of the Immaculate Conception in Louvain, Belgium, where he completed his theological studies in 1989. On September 29, 1989, Muhich was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Duluth, where he was serving in various pastoral roles when Pope Francis appointed Muhich bishop for the Diocese of Rapid City on May 12, 2020. He was consecrated and installed on July 9, 2020.

Episcopal succession