Francisco de Rivera y Pareja

Most Reverend Francisco de Rivera y Pareja
Bishop of Michoacán
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Michoacán
In office	1629–1637
Predecessor	Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
Successor	Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Guadalajara (1618–1629)
Orders
Ordination	1582
Consecration	October 28, 1618 by Juan Pérez de la Serna
Personal details
Born	1561 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Died	October 8, 1637 (age 76) Guadalajara, Mexico
Nationality	Spanish

Francisco de Rivera y Pareja (1561 – October 8, 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1629–1637) and Bishop of Guadalajara (1618–1629).^[1][2]

Biography

Francisco de Rivera y Pareja was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Our Lady of Mercy in 1582.^[2] On January 29, 1618, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadalajara.^[2] On October 28, 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of Mexico.^[2] On September 17, 1629, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Michoacán.^[2] He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on October 8, 1637.^[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 198 and 236. (in Latin)
2. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Francisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M." retrieved December 31, 2015

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Guadalajara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Mexico)". Gcatholic. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Morelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Religious titles
Preceded by Juan de Valle y Arredondo	Bishop of Guadalajara 1618–1629	Succeeded by Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal
Preceded by Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo	Bishop of Michoacán 1629–1637	Succeeded by Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando