Jacinto Vera was a 19th-century Uruguayan prelate who served as the inaugural bishop of Montevideo. Born at sea in 1813, he was educated by Jesuits in Buenos Aires before being ordained in 1841. Throughout his ministry, he was known for his intense missionary work and efforts to revitalize the priesthood, which occasionally led to political friction and a period of exile. Following the establishment of the Montevideo diocese in 1878, he served as its first bishop until his death in 1881.