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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]

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

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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