Robert William Muench

Coat of arms of Robert William Muench

Robert William Muench (born December 28, 1942 in Louisville ) is an American clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Baton Rouge .

Life

Robert William Muench was ordained a priest on June 18, 1968 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him on May 8, 1990 auxiliary bishop in New Orleans and titular bishop of Mactaris . The Archbishop of New Orleans, Francis Schulte , donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Philip Hannan , Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, and John Clement Favalora , Bishop of Saint Petersburg . As a motto he chose Jesus Must Increase .

He was named Bishop of Covington on January 5, 1996, and inducted into the office on March 19 of the same year. He was named bishop of Baton Rouge on December 15, 2001, and inducted into office on March 14 of the next year.

Robert William Muench was involved in numerous social projects and the Christians in the Holy Land . In 1993 he was appointed Grand Officer of the Papal Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Giuseppe Cardinal Caprio and invested in the USA Southeastern Lieutenancy on September 18, 1993 in New Orleans by Grand Prior Francis B. Schulte .

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on June 26, 2018.

Web links

Entry for Robert William Muench on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Southeastern Lieutenancy of the United States of America , OESSH, accessed January 4, 2016 (en.)
^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Baton Rouge (USA) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 26, 2018, accessed June 27, 2018 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
William Anthony Hughes	Bishop of Covington 1996-2001	Roger Joseph Foys
Alfred Clifton Hughes	Bishop of Baton Rouge 2001–2018	Michael Gerard Duca

personal data
SURNAME	Muench, Robert William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Muench, Robert W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Baton Rouge
DATE OF BIRTH	December 28, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Louisville

[1] Southeastern Lieutenancy of the United States of America , OESSH, accessed January 4, 2016 (en.)

[2] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Baton Rouge (USA) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 26, 2018, accessed June 27, 2018 (Italian).