José Jorge Viteri y Ungo
José Jorge Viteri y Ungo (born April 23, 1801 in San Salvador , El Salvador , † July 25, 1853 in León , Nicaragua ) was the first bishop of the diocese of San Salvador .
Life
Already on May 5, 1824, the politicians Mariano Prado Baca and later Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz installed the Catholic priest and founder of El Salvador, José Matías Delgado , as Bishop of San Salvador without papal approval. The diocese of San Salvador was not until September 28, 1842 by Pope Gregory XVI. founded as Sancti Salvatoris in America from the Archdiocese of Guatemala .
José Jorge Viteri y Ungo was appointed Bishop of San Salvador on January 27, 1843 and ordained on February 10. Francisco Malespín was elected president as the godchild of José Jorge Viteri y Ungo and took office on February 7, 1844. On 23 February 1845 excommunicated Jorge Viteri y Ungo, Malesín because of the presbyter Pedro Crespín execute by firing squad made and the sacred objects Church of Leon was expropriated. In 1846 Fermín Palacios expelled him from El Salvador for reasons of internal security .
On November 5, 1849, Viteri y Ungo was appointed Bishop of León . In 1852 he was with Rosalío Cortés Sánchez a supporter of the candidacy of Fruto Chamorro Pérez in Nicaragua.
Individual evidence
- ^ Viteri y Ungo La Familia Chamorro: La Familia Chamorro: 7 veces en la presidencia de Nicaragua . ( Memento of April 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) La Estrella de Nicaragua , 16. – 31. March 2008.
- ↑ Entry about Jorge de Viteri y Ungo on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Bishop of San Salvador 1843–1846 |
Tomás Miguel Pineda y Saldaña |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Viteri y Ungo, José Jorge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of San Salvador and Leon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1853 |
| Place of death | Leon |