Joseph John Ruocco
Clergyman from the United States, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
About Joseph John Ruocco
Lived 1922 – 1980 (aged 58). Joseph John Ruocco was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Joseph John Ruocco (April 22, 1922 – July 26, 1980) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1975 to 1980.
Early life Joseph Ruocco was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 22, 1922. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on May 6, 1948 by Archbishop Richard Cushing.
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston On December 28, 1974, Ruocco was appointed titular bishop of Polinianum and auxiliary bishop of the Boston by Pope Paul VI. Ruocco was consecrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross by Cardinal Humberto Sousa Medeiros on February 11, 1975.
Ruocco died in Boston on July 26, 1980.
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clergyman from the United States, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (1922-1980)
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Joseph John Ruocco was born on 21 April 1922 in Boston.
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Joseph John Ruocco died on 26 July 1980.
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