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Joseph Elmer Ritter (July 20 1892 – June 10 1967) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1946 until his death in 1967 and was created a cardinal in 1961. He previously served as auxiliary bishop (1933–34) and bishop (later archbishop) (1934–46) of Indianapolis.

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active years end year
1967-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1946-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1892-07-20
birth place
New Albany Indiana
death date
1967-06-10
death place
St. Louis

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