HT5622 Changing Apple ID for iCloud

I changed my Apple ID on iTunes and have successfully changed it under the iTunes App Store on my iPad and iPhone, but have not figured out how to change it for iCloud.  Do I have to delete the iCloud account (old ID) and set up a new one for the current Apple ID?

Thanks for your response.  I've now tried deleting the account, but it prompts for the password to the old Apple ID.  I tried both old and new passwords, but as expected, neither worked.  I get a message that either the Apple ID or password is incorrect....not surprising since the old Apple ID is the problem to begin with!  Any other suggestions?

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621
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    Nonie63 wrote:
    Just tried this myself and it said it would delete all contacts documents stored in icloud. 
    This is incorrect.
    If you go to Settings > iCloud and delete the account, nothing in iCloud is deleted.

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