Robert Joseph Cunningham

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name = Robert James Cunningham
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bishop_of = Bishop of Ogdensburg


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province = New York
diocese = Ogdensburg
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enthroned = 2004
ended = "current"
predecessor = Gerald Michael Barbarito
successor = incumbent
ordination = May 24, 1969
consecration = March 9, 2004
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birth_date = birth date and age|1943|6|18
birthplace = Buffalo, New York
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nationality = flag|USA|name=American
religion = Roman Catholic Church
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name=Robert Cunningham
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |

Robert Joseph Cunningham (born June 18, 1943) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the thirteenth and current Bishop of Ogdensburg.

Biography

Robert Cunningham was born in Buffalo, New York, to Cecil and Grace Cunningham; he has a brother, Patrick, and a sister, Eileen. He attended [http://www.sjtbschool.com/ St. John the Baptist Parish School] and the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary before entering [http://www.cks.edu/ 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. 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 [http://www.blsacparish.org/ 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 was 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 [http://stlouisrc.bfn.org/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, [http://www.bakervictoryservices.org/ Baker Victory Services] , the [http://www.cantalician.org/ Cantalician Center] , and the former [http://www.wadhams.edu/ Wadhams Hall Seminary College] . A charter member of the [http://www.kenmoremercyfoundation.org/site/PageServer Kenmore Mercy Hospital Foundation Board] , he was given the Sister Mary Mechtilde Memorial Award by the Foundation Board in 2004.

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 Edward Cardinal Egan, with Archbishop Henry Mansell and Bishop Gerald 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. The Bishop currently chairs the Board of Managers of St. Joseph’s Home in Ogdensburg and the Board of diocesan Catholic Charities.

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External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcunrj.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.dioogdensburg.org/Bishop/Bishop.html Diocese of Ogdensburg]