Jacinto Vera
Blessed Jacinto Vera Durán (Atlantic Ocean, 3 July 1813 – Pan de Azúcar, Uruguay, 6 May 1881) was a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first bishop of Montevideo. He was an active minister in Uruguay, although his efforts to renew the priesthood and other ecclesial initiatives brought him into conflict with the Uruguayan government; this was the cause of his exile from the country, establishing himself in Buenos Aires between October 1862 and August 1863, at which point a political change in Uruguay made his return possible. The popularity showcased by his reception continued throughout the rest of his life due to his intense and prolonged missionary work all over the diocese of Montevideo (at that time the only one for the whole country), of which he was made bishop upon its creation in 1878. A neighborhood of Montevideo was named after him in 1895.
Jacinto Vera Durán | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Montevideo | |
Durán - 1878 painting. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Montevideo |
| See | Montevideo |
| Appointed | 15 July 1878 |
| Term ended | 6 May 1881 |
| Predecessor | None; diocese created |
| Successor | Inocencio María Yéregui |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Megara (1864-1878) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 June 1841 by Mariano Medrano y Cabrera |
| Consecration | 16 July 1865 by Mariano José de Escalada Bustillo y Zeballos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacinto Vera Durán 3 July 1813 Tinajo, Lanzarote, Islas Canarias, España |
| Died | 6 May 1881 (aged 67) Pan de Azúcar, Maldonado, Uruguay |
| Buried | Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Parents | Gerardo Vera & Josefa Durán |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Vicar of Montevideo (1859-1878) |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 6 May |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 6 May 2023 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay by Cardinal Paulo Cezar Costa |
| Attributes | Episcopal attire |
His fame of holiness led to the opening of his canonization process in 1935. On 5 May 2015, Pope Francis signed the decree of his heroic virtues, conferring him the title of Venerable upon him. On December 17, 2022, a miracle obtained through his intercession was approved and his beatification authorized; it was celebrated on 6 May 2023, in Montevideo.