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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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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Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States notableBurial Joseph Cardinal Ritter
subject surface form: Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)