Paul J. Bradley
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2008) |
Paul Joseph Bradley (born October 18, 1945) is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was appointed titular bishop of Afufenia and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 16, 2004 and was installed on February 2, 2005. He served as diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Pittsburgh for fourteen months from the appointment of Donald Wuerl in May 2006 to the appointment of the new bishop, David Allen Zubik on 18 July 2007.
| Styles of Paul J. Bradley |
|
.svg/50px-Mitre_(plain).svg.png){kind=small} |
|
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
The son of John and Cecilia Bradley, he was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Glassport, Pennsylvania. He attended St. Cecilia Grade School and attended high school, college and graduate theology studies at St. Meinrad Seminary, Saint Meinrad, Indiana. He also earned a Master's in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.
Ordained a priest in the Diocese of Pittsburgh on May 1, 1971 by Bishop Vincent M. Leonard, he served for the next 12 years as parochial vicar in the parishes of St. Sebastian in the North Hills, St. Paul in Butler, Pennsylvania, and St. Kieran (now part of St. Matthew Parish) in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Lawrenceville.
From 1983-1988 he was director of the Office for Family Life in the diocese, then Secretary for Human Services (which during this time became the Secretariat for Social Concerns), 1988-1995. During this same time he lived in residence at Madonna del Castello Parish, Swissvale, and from 1991-1993 he was a member of the ministry team along with Father, now Archbishop, Daniel DiNardo serving Madonna del Castello.
In 1994 he was appointed pastor of St. Sebastian Parish, returning to his first diocesan assignment, where he remained until January 2001 when he was named rector of St. Paul Cathedral and pastor of St. Paul Cathedral Parish.
On November 7, 2003, Bishop Bradley was named General Secretary and Vicar General for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop Donald Wuerl.
As General Secretary, Bishop Bradley is responsible for the overall direction of the operations, programs and activities of the central administration of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as well as for supervision of the many ecclesial institutions, organizations and programs directed by or associated with the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Bishop Bradley has served in a number of other roles for the diocese, including deanery youth director for the Northwest Deanery, 1973-75; family life director, Butler Deanery, 1977-1982; and dean of the Northwest Deanery, 1998-2001.
He also has been a member of the diocesan marriage preparation policy committee, the priest personnel board, and the priest council.
As General Secretary and Vicar General for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop Bradley serves on numerous boards including the Chimbote Foundation Board of Trustees, the Pauline Auberle Foundation Board, the Board of Directors of Duquesne University, the Administrative Board and Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the Saint Anthony School Programs Board. Bishop Bradley also serves as chaplain to the Sisters of the Holy Spirit.
