| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
| Francisco de Rivera y Pareja | |
| Bishop of Michoacán | |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Michoacán |
| Term: | 1629–1637 |
| Predecessor: | Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo |
| Successor: | Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando |
| Ordination: | 1582 |
| Consecration: | October 28, 1618 |
| Consecrated By: | Juan Pérez de la Serna |
| Birth Date: | 1561 |
| Birth Place: | Alcalá de Henares, Spain |
| Death Date: | October 8, 1637 (age 76) |
| Death Place: | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Previous Post: | Bishop of Guadalajara (1618–1629) |
| 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]
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. On January 29, 1618, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Guadalajara. On October 28, 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Pérez de la Serna, Archbishop of Mexico. On September 17, 1629, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Michoacán. He served as Bishop of Michoacán until his death on October 8, 1637.