Fr. Bradley Zamora
Fr. Bradley A. Zamora, or “Fr. B”, is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and since July 1, 2021 serves as the Catholic Chaplain at Northwestern University and Director of the Sheil Catholic Center. In addition, since 2021, Fr. Bradley has served as a member and chairman of the Archdiocese of Chicago Priest Placement Board.
Until his appointment to the Newman Center, Fr. Bradley served as the Director of Worship and Chair of and Instructor in the Department of Liturgy and Music at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, where he also served as the Director of International Students beginning in 2015. Ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 17, 2014 he served for three years as the Associate Pastor and the Director of Liturgy at Holy Name Cathedral while simultaneously, for two years, also serving at the seminary. Fr. Bradley was a member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and served on the leadership team for the Advocacy and Affiliation Forum. He is also a former board member of the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and the Archdiocese of Chicago Steering Committee on Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Fr. Bradley is an associate member of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Communions. In addition, Fr. Bradley is also on the national speaking team for CATECHUMENEON (catechumeneon.com) and served as Director of Worship and Music at Faith Hub Chicago.
Fr. Bradley is the Spiritual Advisor to Catholics for Hire.
Fr. Bradley is the author of “Praying the Liturgy in the Face of Violence” Pastoral Liturgy, “The Transformative Power of the Rites” Catechumeneon Quarterly, and a contributor to the “Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays” Liturgical Training Publications.
Fr. Bradley is a “lifer” having gone through formation in the seminary system of the Archdiocese of Chicago—Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, St. Joseph College Seminary and the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. Fr. Bradley holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Divinity (M. Div.) and Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake. He is also currently pursuing his Doctor of Ministry degree with a focus in pastoral leadership.