Inocencio María Yéregui Goichea (28 July 1833 - 1 February 1890) was a Uruguayan cleric. Upon the death of Bishop Jacinto Vera in May 1881, Yéregui was appointed

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of Montevideo and

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. 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 Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, 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,

, 1979.

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* 1833 births 1890 deaths Uruguayan people of Basque descent Bishops appointed by Pope Leo XIII 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uruguay Participants in the First Vatican Council Burials at Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral Roman Catholic bishops of Montevideo {{Uruguay-RC-bishop-stub