Robert Joseph Cunningham

Most Reverend Robert Joseph Cunningham
Bishop of Syracuse
Bishop Robert Cunningham celebrates Mass on Parents Weekend at the Alibrandi Catholic Center, Newman Center for Syracuse University
Province	New York
Diocese	Syracuse
Installed	May 26, 2009
Term ended	current
Predecessor	James Michael Moynihan
Successor	incumbent
Other posts	Bishop of Ogdensburg (2004—2009)
Orders
Ordination	May 24, 1969 by Bernard Joseph McLaughlin
Consecration	March 9, 2004 by Edward Egan
Personal details
Born	(1943-06-18) June 18, 1943 Buffalo, New York
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
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Styles of Robert Cunningham

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Robert Joseph Cunningham (born June 18, 1943) is the tenth and current bishop of Syracuse.

Biography

Early life and education

Robert Cunningham was born in Buffalo, New York to Cecil and Grace Cunningham; he has a brother, Patrick, and a sister, Eileen. He attended St. John the Baptist Parish School and the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary before entering St. John Vianney Seminary (currently Christ the King Seminary) in East Aurora, from where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity degrees.

Ordination and ministry

Cunningham was ordained to the priesthood by bishop Bernard McLaughlin on May 24, 1969, in St. Joseph Cathedral, and then served as associate pastor at Blessed Sacrament Church in Kenmore. In 1972, he was named assistant pastor at his home parish of St. John the Baptist, also in Kenmore.

He became private secretary to bishop Edward Head and assistant chancellor of Buffalo in 1974. Cunningham, after earning his licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of America in 1978, was made a judge of the marriage tribunal and vice-chancellor of the diocese. He was raised to the rank of Monsignor in 1984, and then full chancellor (1985) and vicar general (1986) of Buffalo. Niagara University awarded him an honorary doctorate in humane letters in 1991.

In January 2002, Cunningham was named pastor of St. Louis Church in Buffalo. He was administrator of the diocesan College of Consultors from 2003 to 2004, as well as sitting on the boards of Christ the King Seminary, Catholic Charities, Baker Victory Services, the Cantalician Center, and the former Wadhams Hall Seminary College. A charter member of the Kenmore Mercy Hospital Foundation Board, he was given the Sister Mary Mechtilde Memorial Award by the Foundation Board in 2004.

Bishop of Ogdensburg

On March 9, 2004, Cunningham was appointed the thirteenth bishop of Ogdensburg by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 18 from Cardinal Edward Egan, with archbishop Henry J. Mansell and bishop Gerald Michael Barbarito serving as co-consecrators, at St. Mary's Cathedral.

In 2007, he was awarded with another honorary doctorate in humane letters from St. John’s University in Staten Island.

Bishop of Syracuse

On 21 April 2009, it was announced that Cunningham was to be the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse. He was installed on May 26, 2009.

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Diocese of Syracuse

Episcopal lineage
Consecrated by:	Edward Egan

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by James Michael Moynihan	Bishop of Syracuse 2009–present	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Gerald Michael Barbarito	Bishop of Ogdensburg 2004–2009	Succeeded by Terry R. LaValley

Diocese of Syracuse

Ordinaries	Bishops Patrick Anthony Ludden John Grimes Daniel Joseph Curley John A. Duffy Walter Andrew Foery David Frederick Cunningham Francis James Harrison Joseph Thomas O'Keefe James Michael Moynihan Robert Joseph Cunningham

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Syracuse Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Syracuse Parishes St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church, Syracuse St. Joseph's Church, Utica Former parish St. Peter's Italian Church, Syracuse

Education	High schools Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School, East Syracuse Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School, Syracuse Notre Dame Junior Senior High School, Utica Seton Catholic Central High School, Binghamton Independent high schools Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse Holy Cross Academy, Oneida

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Diocese of Ogdensburg

Ordinaries	Bishops Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams Henry Gabriels Joseph Henry Conroy Francis Joseph Monaghan Bryan Joseph McEntegart Walter P. Kellenberg James Johnston Navagh Leo Richard Smith Thomas Andrew Donnellan Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Paul Stephen Loverde Gerald Michael Barbarito Robert Joseph Cunningham Terry R. LaValley

Churches	Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral, Ogdensburg Parishes Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief, Dannemora St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Plattsburgh St. Vincent of Paul Catholic Church, Cape Vincent St. William's Catholic Church, Long Lake

Education	High schools Immaculate Heart Central High School, Watertown Seton Catholic Central High School, Plattsburgh

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