Cardinal Joseph Elmer Ritter

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cardinal_Joseph_Elmer_Ritter
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:appointedCardinalBy gptkb:Pope_John_XXIII
1961-01-16
gptkbp:archbishopOf gptkb:Archdiocese_of_St._Louis
gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Indianapolis
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-07-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Albany,_Indiana,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cathedral_Basilica_of_Saint_Louis
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1933-03-28
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-06-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Saint_Meinrad_Seminary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cardinal Joseph Elmer Ritter
gptkbp:knownFor Civil rights advocacy
Catholic education reform
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor Desegregation of Catholic schools in St. Louis
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:bishop
cathedral
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1917-05-30
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Second_Vatican_Council
gptkbp:predecessorAsArchbishopOfStLouis gptkb:John_J._Glennon
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:successorAsArchbishopOfStLouis gptkb:John_Joseph_Carberry
gptkbp:title gptkb:Cardinal-Priest_of_Santissimo_Redentore_e_Sant'Alfonso_in_Via_Merulana
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Queen_of_Heaven_Cemetery,_Hillside,_Illinois
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6