Steven Biegler

Steven Robert Biegler (born March 22, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming in 2017.

[1] Biegler was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rapid City on July 9, 1993, by Archbishop Charles Chaput at Holy Cross Church in Timber Lake.

He remained in Rome until 2007, working as the assistant to the rector of the Casa Santa Maria, a residence for priests at the college.

He gave up his chaplaincy and pastoral assignments in 2010 to serve for one year as diocesan administrator after the departure of Bishop Blase J. Cupich.

With the installation of a new bishop, Biegler was appointed pastor of Our Lady of the Black Hills Parish in Piedmont, South Dakota.

[8] In the 2019 Fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Biegler said that priests needed to refocus their efforts on being pastors, to rebuild trust in the church in the wake of the sexual abuse scandals.