Bishop William E. Koenig

Bishop-Elect Koenig was born on August 17, 1956, in Queens, New York. On May 14, 1983, he was ordained to the priesthood by bishop John R. McGann, in the same diocese of Rockville Center, where he served in multiple parishes and diocesan positions, including rector of the Cathedral of St. Agnes, and subsequently Vicar for Clergy of the same diocese. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI granted him the honorary title of Chaplain of His Holiness.

On April 30, 2021, Pope Francis appointed Koenig bishop for the Diocese of Wilmington. Koenig was consecrated as a bishop on July 13, 2021, at the church of St. Elizabeth at the 1:45 PM Mass, in his new diocese.