Joseph Cardinal Ritter

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Joseph Cardinal Ritter was a prominent 20th-century American Roman Catholic prelate known for his leadership as Archbishop of St. Louis and Indianapolis and for his early efforts to desegregate Catholic schools.

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Cardinal Joseph Ritter 1
Joseph Cardinal Ritter canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic prelate ⓘ
cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ
human ⓘ
advocatedFor implementation of Vatican II reforms ⓘ
racial equality in education ⓘ
appointedAsArchbishop Archbishop of Indianapolis ⓘ
Archbishop of Saint Louis ⓘ
appointedAsBishop Bishop of Indianapolis ⓘ
burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis ⓘ
clergyType secular clergy ⓘ
consecration consecrated a bishop in 1933 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
createdCardinalBy Pope John XXIII ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1892-07-20 ⓘ
dateOfCardinalCreation 1961-01-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1967-06-10 ⓘ
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis ⓘ
education Pontifical North American College ⓘ
Saint Meinrad Seminary ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup German American ⓘ
familyName Ritter ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
honorificPrefix His Eminence ⓘ
honorificSuffix Cardinal ⓘ
knownFor civil rights advocacy ⓘ
desegregation of Catholic schools in Indianapolis ⓘ
desegregation of Catholic schools in St. Louis ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf College of Cardinals ⓘ
notableWork Order to desegregate Indianapolis Catholic schools in the 1930s ⓘ
Order to desegregate St. Louis Catholic schools in 1947 ⓘ
occupation Catholic archbishop ⓘ
Catholic bishop ⓘ
Catholic cardinal ⓘ
ordination ordained a priest in 1917 ⓘ
participatedIn Second Vatican Council ⓘ
partOf Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States ⓘ
placeOfBirth New Albany, Indiana, United States ⓘ
linked to: New Albany, Indiana
placeOfDeath St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Indianapolis ⓘ
Archbishop of Saint Louis ⓘ
Bishop of Indianapolis ⓘ
cardinal-priest of the Catholic Church ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis) → notableBurial → Joseph Cardinal Ritter ⓘ
Order to desegregate St. Louis Catholic schools in 1947 → laterTitleOfIssuer → Cardinal Joseph Ritter ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Cardinal Ritter