Due to the severe snowstorm in Southwest Michigan, the Diocesan Pastoral Center building is closed on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Members of staff are working remotely and may be reached via email. Staff directory may be accessed here: www.diokzoo.org/diocesan-directory

Each year on the last week of January we celebrate the "Faith, Service and Excellence" of the 21 Catholic Schools in our diocese during the national celebration. In his letter to Educators/Staff, Bishop Paul J. Bradley applauded the heroic efforts of our Catholic school staff.

Bishop Bradley writes: "Every year on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd, our Holy Father asks each Diocese to observe the “World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life”, so that we can pray in a special way for the men and women whom the Lord has called to a special consecration within the Church, and who bring the unique and irreplaceable charisms from the Holy Spirit in helping to build up the Church and to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. On that Day, we give thanks to God for the Gift of Consecrated Life, and we pray for and promote vocations to Consecrated Life."

A letter to educators and school staff from Bishop Paul J. Bradley in honor of Catholic Schools Week 2022.

A letter from Bishop Paul J. Bradley in honor of the National Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Unborn.

December 21, 2021 (KALAMAZOO, MI) Bishop Paul J. Bradley released the following statement in light of the announcement on the appointment of the Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord: “On behalf of the entire Church of Kalamazoo, in this Advent Season of Hope, we rejoice in today’s announcement by our Holy Father Pope Francis, naming Rev. Jeffrey J. Walsh, a priest of the Diocese of Scranton, as the Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord. We join in prayers of thanksgiving with our Sister Diocese, as they prepare to welcome their new Bishop during their 50th Jubilee Year. I look forward to the opportunities we will have to collaborate with all the other Bishops for the good of the Church throughout Michigan. May Bishop-elect Walsh and all those entrusted to his Episcopal care be assured of the prayerful support of the Diocese of Kalamazoo during these weeks of transition.”

Bishop Bradley is urging all Catholics and all people of good will to pray for all those impacted by these devastating events and to prayerfully consider financial assistance to those in need by supporting the disaster relief efforts of Catholic Charities USA

Giving Thanks in Troubled Times - A Thanksgiving Reflection from Bishop Paul J. Bradley

Bishop Bradley has issued, "Let our Hearts be In-Spired for Mission: A Pastoral Letter on the Holy Spirit" in conjunction with the Feast of our diocesan patron, St. Augustine. The Diocese opens its Jubilee Year of the Holy Spirit on August 28, 2021.

Msgr. Eugene Sears, 1932-2001; long-time Pastor of St. Joseph, St. Joseph Parish. Funeral arrangements have been set.

As a follow-up to the Holy Father's motu proprio, Traditionis Custodes, Bishop Bradley has released norms for celebration of the liturgy which become effective August 15, 2021. Click for full details

The Diocese of Kalamazoo has released the following statement from Bishop Paul J. Bradley on the Motu Proprio*, Traditionis Custodes/Guardians of the Tradition, released today by Pope Francis.