Joseph John Ruocco

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.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Lawrence Joseph Riley
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Titular Bishop of Polinianum
Church	Catholic Church Latin Church
Archdiocese	Boston
Orders
Ordination	May 6, 1948 by Richard Cushing
Consecration	February 11, 1975 by Humberto Sousa Medeiros
Personal details
Born	(1912-04-22)April 22, 1912 Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died	July 26, 1980(1980-07-26) (aged 68) Boston
Motto	Deus caritas est (God is love)

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.^[1]

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 consecrate at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross by Cardinal Humberto Sousa Medeiros on February 11, 1975.^[1]

Ruocco died in Boston on July 26, 1980.^[1]