Bishop DiMarzio has issued the following statement: “With thanksgiving to Almighty God, it is with great joy that we announce the conferral of the title of Chaplain of His Holiness upon nine priests of the Diocese of Brooklyn. It is an honor that carries the title of Reverend Monsignor.”
Reverend Monsignor Joseph L. Cunningham is retired and in residence here at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs and is Pastor Emeritus of St. Gregory the Great in Bellerose. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 1, 1963.