[1] He became director of the Office of Clergy Personnel in 1989, and served as rector of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral (the original seat of the Archdiocese of Louisville) from 1993 to 2005.
[3]His episcopal consecration by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz took place on February 10, 2010, at the Owensboro Sports Center.
"[5] In March 2019, Spaulding suspended Edward Bradley, a retired priest in the diocese serving as a catholic high school chaplain, over allegations he abused two minors during the 1980s.
On April 21, 2012, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome re-instated Bradley, but with prohibitions on entering a school for the next five years.
SNAP claimed that while serving as personnel director for the Diocese of Louisville, Medley facilitated the transfer of a priest credibly accused of sexual misconduct to a parish where children were expected to be fewer in number.
[8] In response, the diocese of Owensboro released this statement:“Bishop William F. Medley has previously met with Mr. Montgomery and is aware of the concerns raised regarding his position as clergy personnel director from 1989-1993 in the Archdiocese of Louisville.