St John of The Cross Fr Sal

Bloomington where he earned a B.S. in Accounting. After college he worked for almost 6 years as a CPA in both public accounting and as an accounting manager before entering the seminary in 1993.

Fr. Sal was ordained on May 29, 1999 and spent his first 5 years as a priest at St. Hilary in Fairlawn. He came from St. Basil in October, 2007 to join St. Felicitas as Administrator. He has been appointed Pastor of the new parish, St. John of The Cross, formed on November 29, 2009 by the merging of
St. Felicitas and St. Paul parishes.

He has 2 sisters and six nieces and nephews�and let’s not forget his dog Murphy. Hobbies include reading, traveling, perfecting his Italian, and a true passion for cooking.

Fr. Sal Ruggeri was born on July 30, 1966 to Salvatore and Annette Ruggeri. He grew up in Mayfield Heights and attended Mayfield High School before studying at Indiana University in