Jorge de Viteri y Ungo

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viteri and the second or maternal family name is Ungo.
Jorge de Viteri y Ungo
Bishop of San Salvador
Jorge de Viteri y Ungo
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseSan Salvador
Installed27 January 1843
Term ended5 November 1849
PredecessorDiocese established
SuccessorTomas 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
San Salvador, Guatemala, New Spain, Spanish Empire
Died25 July 1853(1853-07-25) (aged 51)
León, León, Nicaragua
DenominationCatholicism
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Date18 February 1826
PlaceGuatemala
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGiacomo Filippo Fransoni
Co-consecratorsAntonio Fernando José de Echánove y Zaldívar, Luigi Guglielmi
Date29 January 1843
PlaceTor 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]

References
  1. "Bishop José de Viteri y Ungo †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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