 In 1967, Ungerer was ordained as a priest in the independent Catholic church movement in Germany twice, and was consecrated as a bishop several years later.Ungerer opened a storefront church in Munich.In 1976, On 6 October 1976 Ungerer was consecrated "" as a bishop by Mariavite Bishop Norbert Maas, but on 8 August 1978 he was separated from that association.