Inocencio María Yéregui

Inocencio María Yéregui Goichea (28 July 1833 - 1 February 1890) was a Uruguayan cleric.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yéregui and the second or maternal family name is Goichea.
Inocencio María Yéregui
Bishop of Montevideo
SeeMontevideo
Appointed1881
PredecessorJacinto Vera y Durán
SuccessorMariano Soler
Orders
Ordination18 December 1858
Personal details
Born(1833-07-28)July 28, 1833
Montevideo,  Uruguay
DiedFebruary 1, 1890(1890-02-01) (aged 56)
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Nationality Uruguayan
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceMontevideo
ParentsJuan Fermín Yéregui
Luisa Goichea

Upon the death of Bishop Jacinto Vera in May 1881, Yéregui was appointed auxiliary bishop of Montevideo and titular bishop of Canopus. On 22 November 1881 he was finally appointed Bishop of Montevideo.

Bibliography
  • Fernández Saldaña, J. M.: Diccionario Uruguayo de Biografías 1810–1940, Adolfo Linardi, Editorial Amerindia, Montevideo, 1945
  • Chiarino, J. V.: Los Obispos de un siglo, conferencia dictada en el Club Católico de Montevideo el 7 de setiembre de 1978, publicada en Libro Annual 1978-1979 del Instituto Teológico del Uruguay, Montevideo, 1979.

References
    • "Bishop Yéregui". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.


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