Father LaRoche is a priest of the Diocese of Worcester and was named administrator at Sacred Heart in July, 2024. Before serving here, he served as a priest as Saint Gabriel the Archangel in Upton, Good Shepherd in Linwood, Saint Mary in Uxbridge, Saint Augustine in Millville, and Saint Paul in Blackstone.

Before priestly ordination, he served at a variety of parishes as a deacon and seminarian in the Diocese of Worcester, as well as in the United Kingdom and in Italy.

Father LaRoche also serves as the Associate Archivist of the Diocese of Worcester and an adjunct lecturer in Theology & Pastoral Ministry at Anna Maria College.