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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Cardinal Ritter canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic prelate
ⓘ
cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
implementation of Vatican II reforms
ⓘ
racial equality in education ⓘ |
| appointedAsArchbishop |
Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Catholic Church hierarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States
|
| placeOfBirth |
New Albany, Indiana
ⓘ
surface form:
New Albany, Indiana, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishop of Indianapolis
Archbishop of Saint Louis ⓘ Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Indianapolis
cardinal-priest of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)