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Francisco de Rivera y Pareja

Francisco de Rivera y Pareja

Spanish Roman Catholic prelate


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]

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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]


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  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 198 and 236. (in Latin)
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