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Proclamation honoring the career of Bishop Paul J. Bradley.
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WHEREAS, Auxiliary Bishop Paul J. Bradley, Vicar General and General Secretary of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, was named on April 6, 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI the Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Bradley was born on October 18, 1945 in Glassport, Pennsylvania to John and Cecilia Bradley. As a youth, he attended St. Cecilia Grade School and, afterwards, St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana, where he attended high school and college and studied graduate theology; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 1971, he was ordained a priest, beginning his 38-year journey in the Diocese of Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, over the course of his extensive mission, Bishop Bradley has served as a parochial vicar, a pastor, a rector, Administrator of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, General Secretary and Vicar General of the Diocese of Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, now, after being named the Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Bishop Bradley's ministry is reaching a zenith, where he - as an advisor, a leader and a spiritual mentor - will lead the people of Kalamazoo with faith and love;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Allegheny County Council, on behalf of the citizens of Allegheny County, hereby commends Bishop Paul J. Bradley's lifelong dedication to spreading his ministry to the people of our community. His lifetime of belief has benefitted many, and we feel inspired to know that he - our blessed and kind spiritual leader - will be instilling his faith in the people of another community.