Parish Hierarchy

The following flow chart helps illustrate the parish's relationship between local leadership, leadership at the diocesan level, all the way up to our Holy Father!

HIS HOLINESS, POPE LEO XIV
267th Successor to the Throne of St. Peter
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His Eminence, Blase Cardinal Cupich
Archbishop of Chicago
Head of United States Region VII
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Most Rev. Jeffrey S. Grob
Archbishop of Milwaukee
Head of the Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee
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Most Rev. Donald J. Hying
Bishop of the Diocese of Madison
President of St. Bernard Congregation Parish Corporation
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Very Rev. Tait Schroeder
Vicar General of the Diocese of Madison
Member of St. Bernard Congregation Parish Corporation
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Rev. Michael Radowicz
Pastor
Vice President of St. Bernard Congregation Parish Corporation
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Joseph Nielsen
Parishioner of St. Bernard Parish
Financial Trustee of St. Bernard Congregation Parish Corporation
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Keith Hildebrand
Parishioner of St. Bernard Parish
Secretary Trustee of St. Bernard Congregation Parish Corporation

Together, the Financial Trustee, the Secretary Trustee, the Vicar General, the Pastor and the Bishop form the board of the parish corporation.  In many acts of administration, the two trustees and the pastor can make most decisions for the good of the parish.

Decisions involving significant amounts of money, the acquisitions of land and major acts of parish administration require the consultation of the entire corporate board.

FINANCE COMMISSION
The parish's finance council works in cooperation with the pastoral council, and focuses on the financial administration of the parish.  The council helps the pastor and trustees to make good, sound financial decisions for the good of parish and the assets the parish retains.  The finance council assists with:

• Oversight and feedback on the annual budget.
• Diocesan Audits
• Internal Accounting Controls
• Investment Planning