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.

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
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