Paul Joseph Bradley (born October 18, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan from 2009 to 2023. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2009.
 Paul Bradley was born on October 18, 1945, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, to John and Cecilia (née Pater) Bradley. One of nine children, he has one brother and eight sisters; two sisters, Roberta and Mariella, became nuns. Bradley attended St. Meinrad Seminary in St. Meinrad, Indiana, for his high school, college and theology studies.
 On May 1, 1971, Bradley was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop Vincent Leonard. 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 1973, Bradley became the youth director for the Northwest Deanery, working there until 1975.  In 1977, he became family life director for the Butler Deanery, working there until 1982.
 In 1983, Bradley became the director of the diocesan Office for Family Life. 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.
 In 1994, Bradley became pastor of St. Sebastian Parish. He also served as dean of the Northwest Deanery from 1998 to 2001. In January 2001, Bradley was named rector of St. Paul Cathedral and pastor of the cathedral parish . On November 7, 2003, he was made general secretary and vicar general of the diocese.
 On December 16, 2004, Bradley was appointed auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh and titular bishop of Afufenia by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on February 2, 2005, from Bishop Donald Wuerl, with then-Bishop DiNardo and Bishop David Zubik serving as co-consecrators, at St. Paul Cathedral. His selected as his episcopal motto "Waiting in Joyful Hope".
 In June 2006, Bradley was named apostolic administrator of the diocese, serving until the installation of Bishop Zubik in September 2007.
 
On April 6, 2009, Bradley was named the bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo. Succeeding the retiring Bishop James Albert Murray, Bradley was installed at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on June 5, 2009. As bishop, he served over 107,000 Catholics in Southwestern Michigan. On March 22, 2014, Bradley released the following statement in response to a federal court ruling that the Michigan ban on same sex marriage was unconstitutional: With the stroke of a pen, the meaning of marriage, one of society's most sacred institutions and the very foundation of the family, has been redefined in our state. On September 4, 2018, Bradley proposed a ten-step plan for overhauling church policies on the reporting of sexual abuse allegations.  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.  Many parishioners did not want Nienstadt due to his previous failures to report sexual abuse claims.  After two weeks, Nienstadt left Battle Creek.  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. Pope Francis accepted Bradley's resignation on May 23, 2023. In September 2023, Bradley was named as the administrator of the Diocese of Steubenville.