Curriculum Vitae

Most Reverend James T. Ruggieri

• Ordained and Installed as 13th Bishop of Portland: May 7, 2024
• Named 13th Bishop of Portland: February 13, 2024
• Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Providence: June 24, 1995
• Ordained a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Providence: April 23, 1994

Parochial Assignments

09/01/2020-4/24
Pastor - St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Providence, RI

07/01/2003-4/24
Pastor - St. Patrick Parish, Providence, RI

6/29/2001-7/1/2003
Assistant Pastor - Holy Spirit Parish, Central Falls, RI

2/5/1998-6/29/2001
Assistant Pastor - All Saints Parish, Woonsocket, RI

6/30/1995-2/5/1998
Assistant Pastor - St. Matthew Parish, Cranston, RI

Diocesan Assignments (Diocese of Providence)

9/1/2017-2020; 2023-4/24
Council of Priests, Providence RI

8/1/2013-6/17/2014
Priests' Personnel Board, Providence RI

9/1/2008-9/1/2011
Council of Priests, Providence RI

9/1/2006-9/1/2009
Diocesan Dean (Vicar Forane), Deanery XI, Providence Central City

2/22/2005-8/1/2006
Administrator pro tem, St. John the Baptist Parish, Pawtucket, RI

10/29/2004-7/1/2011
Administrator, St. Casimir Parish, Providence RI

2/20/2004-10/29/2004
Administrator pro tem, St. Casimir Parish, Providence, RI 

Awards and Recognitions

2024
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Vision Award, Providence College

2018
Loyola Press Opening Doors Parish Award

2017
Lumen Gentium Award for Evangelization, Diocese of Providence

Founded

2009
With parishioners and supporters, founded St. Patrick Academy, Providence, a Catholic college-preparatory high school in Providence, RI

Education

1994
Master of Divinity from St. Mary’s Seminary & University, Baltimore, MD

1990
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Providence College, Providence, RI

Personal

Born 1/12/1968, the youngest of four sons, to John A. Ruggieri, Jr. (deceased) and Irene (Paolino) Ruggieri
Educated at Barrington, Rhode Island, public schools, graduating from Barrington High School

Fluent in Spanish