Early Life and Education
Joseph Ritter was born in New Albany, Indiana, one of six children of Nicholas and Bertha (née Luette) Ritter. His father worked as a baker, and his mother was of German lineage. He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Mary's Church in New Albany. During the seventh grade, Ritter decided to enter the priesthood, later saying, "There was no vision, no voice from heaven. I simply wanted to be a priest." In 1907, he enrolled at St. Meinrad's Seminary in southern Indiana, where he completed his studies in 1917.
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