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	Bishop Cunningham Named to Lead Syracuse Diocese Watertown Daily Times April 21, 2009 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090421/NEWS09/904219971 OGDENSBURG — Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg Bishop Robert J. Cunningham will become the 10th bishop of the Syracuse diocese, church leaders announced Tuesday. He succeeds Bishop James M. Moynihan, who has served since May 29, 1995. "Sent by Pop Benedict XVI, I come to teach and preach the word of God; to love you with wholehearted affection and to serve your needs especially as a minister of the Eucharist and reconciliation," Bishop Cunningham said in a prepared statement from the Syracuse diocese. "I hope to be a source of unity for the diocese." Bishop Cunningham became the 13th ordained bishop of Ogdensburg on May 18, 2004. He replaced Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito, who took over the Diocese of Palm Beach, Fla.
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