(7 June 1951 – 25 October 2015) was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, which encompasses central sections of Norway, from 1988 to 1997.
[1] He made his simple vows with the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, known as the Arnsteiner Fathers, on 28 July 1972, and completed his training at the order's theological seminary in 1977.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 18 March 1978 in Simpelveld in the Netherlands by his predecessor in Trondheim Bishop Gerhard Schwenzer [de].
[4] On 7 April 2010 the Norwegian daily newspaper Adresseavisen reported that Müller had resigned following allegations of sexual abuse 20 years earlier.
[5][3] Müller's removal came after Church officials had followed a review process that included a determination by a priest appointed by the Bishop of Stockholm that the charge was credible, a referral to the Vatican by Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, the Apostolic Nuncio to Norway, and a final determination of guilt by a three-judge panel.
"[6] Oslo Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig said: "Müller has been divested of his authority, and he won't be allowed to work in a church again.
[8] Media coverage was extensive in Norway and including reports that Müller was celebrating Mass in public at a hospital in Germany.
Bishop Eidsvig was named Apostolic Administrator when Muller's resignation was accepted in 2009 and he served until 2019 when Erik Varden was nominated as his successor.