Archbishops at the Cathedral Basilica Part II

Archbishops at the Cathedral Basilica Part II

A cathedral is the home church for the bishop or archbishop of a Catholic diocese. Ten bishops have served Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and their ministry is intertwined with the history of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. This is part two of those archbishops’ histories. Part one is found in the March issue of The Catholic Telegraph. Archbishop Karl J. Alter (1885-1977) Born August 18, 1885, Karl J. Alter was ordain…