Karl Joseph Alter
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The Most Reverend Karl Joseph Alter |
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| Archbishop emeritus of Cincinnati | |
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| See | Cincinnati |
| Installed | June 14, 1950 |
| Term ended | July 19, 1969 |
| Predecessor | John T. McNicholas |
| Successor | Paul Francis Leibold |
| Other posts | Bishop of Toledo (1931–50) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 4, 1910 |
| Consecration | June 17, 1931 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 18, 1885 Toledo, Ohio |
| Died | August 23, 1977 (aged 92) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Karl Joseph Alter (August 18, 1885 – August 23, 1977) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Toledo (1931–50) and Archbishop of Cincinnati (1950–69).
Karl Alter was born in Toledo, Ohio, to John P. and Elizabeth (née Kuttner) Alter. His father was a cigar manufacturer and liquor dealer. He attended St. John's High School, and was a member of the first graduating class of St. John's College in 1905. He made his theological studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Cleveland.
On June 4, 1910, Alter was ordained to the priesthood. He then served as administrator of St. Mary's Church in Leipsic until 1912, when he became a curate at St. John's Church in Lima. In 1914, he was appointed the first diocesan director of Catholic Charities, coordinating various charitable organizations in the diocese into one agency. During this period, he also served as vice-president of the Toledo Social Service Foundation, a trustee of the Toledo Red Cross and of the Toledo Society for the Blind, and a member of the children's division of the state department of public welfare.
He was a lecturer in sociology at St. John's College and at Mary Manse College from 1914 to 1930. He earned a Master's degree from St. John's in 1923 and a doctorate in 1929. In 1929, he was named director of the School of Social Service at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, he also served as chairman of the speakers' committee for the Catholic Hour radio program.
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