Uruguay celebrates beatification of Bishop Jacinto Vera, home-grown saint and father of local church

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (OSV News) -- Uruguay's Catholic Church celebrated the beatification of Bishop Jacinto Vera May 6. Blessed Bishop Vera was not only the first bishop of Montevideo, the country's capital, but is considered the father of the local church.

It was a celebration like no other since Uruguay was settled by Europeans more than 500 years ago and gained independence in 1828. It was the country's first beatification, and Bishop Vera is on the path to becoming Uruguay’s first native h

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