Cardinal Ritter

ID: 1068 ~ Source: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection ~ Date: 1960

This file appears in: Cardinal Joseph Ritter Childhood Home

Cardinal Joseph Elmer Ritter shown in a photo taken about 1960, during his tenure as Archbishop of St. Louis.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections

This file appears in: Cardinal Joseph Ritter Childhood Home

Cardinal Joseph Ritter Childhood Home

By Carl Creason, Hannah O'Daniel, Katherine Gann, Daniel Michael & Leanna Smith

Born in New Albany on July 20, 1892, Joseph Elmer Ritter is the best known of the religious leaders with roots in New Albany. Ritter served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1946-1962 and as a Cardinal from 1962-1965. During that time, he advocated…