Michael Mulvey (bishop)

Mulvey was appointed as the bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi by Pope Benedict XVI on January 18, 2010. Mulvey was consecrated on March 25, 2010, by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo His principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Gregory Aymond and Bishop Edmond Carmody.

Mulvey was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Austin on June 29, 1975, by Pope Paul VI in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, one of 359 priests ordained by the Pope on that occasion.

Mulvey attended St. Edward's Catholic High School (1967) and St. Edward's University, both in Austin, Texas. He graduated from St. Edward's in 1971 with a BBA. He attended seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome from 1971 to 1976, earning in 1974 his Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. In 1976, Mulvey received his Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

William Michael Mulvey STL (born August 23, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi in Texas since 2010.

William Mulvey was born on August 23, 1949, in Houston, Texas, the second of 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 William Mulvey's education was completed at Catholic schools, including St. Theresa and St. Cecilia in Houston and St. Thomas High School in Houston (1963–1966). Mulvey was confirmed by Bishop Wendelin Nold at St. Cecilia Parish in Houston.

Mulvey is the first bishop of Corpus Christi to be named without prior episcopal experience since 1921, when Monsignor Emmanuel Ledvina was appointed to the position.