David Frederick Cunningham
| David Frederick Cunningham | |
|---|---|
| Bishop emeritus of Syracuse | |
| Appointed | April 5, 1950 as auxiliary bishop |
| Installed | 1970 as Bishop of Syracuse |
| Term ended | 1976 |
| Other posts | Coadjutor Bishop of Syracuse |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 12, 1926 |
| Consecration | June 8, 1950 by Cardinal Francis Spellman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1900 Walkerville, Montana |
| Died | February 22, 1979 (aged 78) Syracuse |
| Buried | St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | David and Mary Ann (Fitzgerald) Cunningham |
| Education | St. Michael's College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, New York |
David Frederick Cunningham (December 3, 1900 – February 22, 1979) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Syracuse from 1970 to 1976.
David Cunningham was born in Walkerville, Montana, to David and Mary Ann (Fitzgerald) Cunningham. He was raised in Oswego, New York. He attended St. Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, before returning to New York and studying at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 1926. He then served as a curate at St. Ambrose Church in Endicott, and was afterwards sent to further his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., from where he earned a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1930. Between 1930 and 1950, he served as secretary to Bishops Daniel Joseph Curley, John A. Duffy, and Walter Andrew Foery. He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate in 1941. He also served as an assistant at Loretto Rest Nursing Home and at St. John Church in Camden. In 1946 he was named pastor of St. John the Baptist Church and vicar general of the Diocese of Syracuse.
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