SAN DIEGO — Father Eddie Ruiz, a retired priest of the Diocese of San Diego, died Oct. 11 following a few months of illness, complications from diabetes, and pneumonia. He was 77.
Born in Brawley, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Robert H. Brom on June 25, 1999, at St. Michael Church in Poway.
He served as an associate pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Calexico and Holy Trinity Parish in El Cajon; as administrator and then pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Holtville; pastor of Sacred Heart, St. Margaret Mary, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help parishes, all in Brawley; and administrator of St. Joseph Parish in Westmorland.
From 2015 through 2019, Father Ruiz was pastor of Holy Trinity Parish.
He retired from active ministry on March 9, 2020.
A vigil was held Oct. 21 at El Cajon Mortuary. The funeral Mass, celebrated by Bishop Michael Pham and Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido, was celebrated the following day at Holy Trinity Church; burial followed at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum.
