Paul J. Bradley

[4] He then served as parochial vicar in the following Pennsylvania parishes: At the same time, Bradley earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

In 1988, he became diocesan secretary for human services, during which time he also served as co-pastor with then Reverend Daniel DiNardo of Madonna del Castello Parish in Swissvale, Pennsylvania.

[8] Succeeding the retiring Bishop James Albert Murray, Bradley was installed at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on June 5, 2009.

[10]On September 4, 2018, Bradley proposed a ten-step plan for overhauling church policies on the reporting of sexual abuse allegations.

[11] In January 2019, Bradley started a controversy when he assigned Archbishop Emeritus John Clayton Nienstedt, formerly of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, to assist for several months at a parish in Battle Creek, Michigan.

On January 19, Bradley made this statement:Archbishop Nienstedt's presence has unintentionally brought about a sense of disunity, fear, and hurt to many of you during this brief period of time....As your spiritual father and shepherd, I regret that more than words can express.