Pope names Bishop Bradley head of Kalamazoo Diocese

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has named Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop Paul J. Bradley, 63, to head the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Mich.

The appointment was announced in Washington April 6 by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

Bishop Bradley succeeds Bishop James A. Murray, 76, whose resignation was accepted the same day by the pope. Canon law requires bishops to submit their resignation to the pope when they reach age 75.

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