ROCHESTER (NY)
The Citizen
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday officially accepted the resignation of Matthew Clark, the longtime bishop of the Diocese of Rochester, and Syracuse Bishop Robert Cunningham was named as a temporary replacement.
According to a news release from the Diocese of Rochester, Cunningham has been appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese until a new bishop is named. He will continue to lead the Diocese of Syracuse during the transition.
Clark submitted his resignation July 15, his 75th birthday, as required by church law. Clark was the eighth bishop of Rochester, serving from 1979 until Friday. The diocese said Clark’s tenure was second to only the diocese’s first bishop, Bernard McQuaid.
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