Cardinal Ritter Historic Marker

ID: 1072 ~ Source: Daniel Vivian ~ Creator: Daniel Vivian ~ Date: 2015

This file appears in: Cardinal Joseph Ritter Childhood Home

The marker recounts Ritter's life and accomplishments.
Image courtesy of Daniel Vivian

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…