Patrick Bascio (1927-May 30, 2010) was an author and Catholic priest. He was a professor at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. Bascio was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Pasquale and Antoinette Bascio. During World War II he served as a pilot in the United States Air Force. In 1955 he was ordained a priest by the . He earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Fordham University.