William Medley
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend William Francis Medley |
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| Bishop of Owensboro | |
| Archdiocese | Louisville |
| Diocese | Owensboro |
| Appointed | December 15, 2009 |
| Installed | February 10, 2010 |
| Predecessor | John Jeremiah McRaith |
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| Ordination | May 22, 1982 by Thomas C. Kelly |
| Consecration | February 10, 2010 by Joseph Edward Kurtz, Thomas C. Kelly, and John Jeremiah McRaith |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 17, 1952 Loretto, Kentucky |
| Motto | HOLY IS GOD'S NAME |
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Styles of William Francis Medley |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
William Francis Medley (born September 17, 1952) is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. A former priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, he is the current Bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky.
William Medley was born in Loretto, Kentucky, to James Werner and Dorothy (née Hayden) Medley. Following his graduation from St. Thomas Seminary High School, he studied at Bellarmine College in Louisville, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and psychology. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana. From 1974 to 1978, he served as a social worker for the Kentucky Department of Human Resources.
On May 22, 1982, Medley was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly, O.P. He then served as associate pastor at St. Pius X Church and chaplain at Assumption High School in Louisville until 1985, when he became associate pastor at the Cathedral of the Assumption. In 1988, he was named administrator of St. Benedict Church, St. Charles Borromeo Church and Holy Cross Church, all three of which were merged to form St. Martin de Porres Church in 1990. He became director of the Office of Clergy Personnel in 1989, and served as rector of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral (the original seat of the Archdiocese of Louisville) from 1993 to 2005. During Medley's tenure as rector, St. Joseph was elevated to the rank of a basilica and had its sanctuary renovated.
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