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Jorge de Viteri y Ungo
Bishop of San Salvador
Jorge de Viteri y Ungo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese San Salvador
Installed27 January 1843
Term ended5 November 1849
PredecessorDiocese established
Successor Tomas Miguel Pineda y Saldaña
Other post(s) Bishop of Nicaragua (1849–1853)
Orders
Ordination18 February 1826
Consecration29 January 1843
Personal details
Born
José Jorge de Viteri y Ungo

24 April 1802
Died25 July 1853(1853-07-25) (aged 51)
León, León, Nicaragua
Denomination Catholicism
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Date18 February 1826
Place Guatemala
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Giacomo Filippo Fransoni
Co-consecrators Antonio Fernando José de Echánove y Zaldívar, Luigi Guglielmi
Date29 January 1843
Place Tor de' Specchi Monastery
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Jorge de Viteri y Ungo as principal consecrator
Francisco de Paul García Peláez11 February 1844
Francisco de Paula Campo y Pérez12 January 1845
Source(s): [1]

José Jorge de Viteri y Ungo (24 April 1802 – 25 July 1853) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the first Bishop of San Salvador from 1843 until 1849, when he was appointed as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1853. [1]

An icon of Viteri y Ungo in the San Salvador Cathedral.
Viteri y Ungo's tomb in the San Salvador Cathedral.

References

  1. ^ a b "Bishop José de Viteri y Ungo †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
Catholic Church titles
New diocese — TITULAR —
Bishop of San Salvador
1843–1849
Succeeded by
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Bishop of Nicaragua
1843–1849
Succeeded by