Francisco de Rivera y Pareja

Most Reverend
Francisco de Rivera y Pareja
Bishop of Michoacán
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Michoacán
Predecessor Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
Successor Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando
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
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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][3]

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.[1] On January 29, 1618, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadalajara.[1] On October 28, 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of Mexico.[1] On September 17, 1629, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Michoacán.[1] He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on October 8, 1637.[1]

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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
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