Rafael Barraza Sánchez (24 October 1928 – 26 July 2020) was a Mexican Roman Catholic bishop.Barraza Sánchez was born in Mexico and was ordained to the priesthood in 1951. He served as titular bishop of Drivastum and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango, Mexico, from 1979 to 1981 and then as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán, Mexico, from 1981 to 2005.[1]
| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
| Rafael Barraza Sánchez | |
| Native Name: | Rafael Barraza Sánchez |
| Native Name Lang: | Spanish |
| Bishop of Mazatlán | |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán |
| Term: | 1981-2005 |
| Term Start: | 19 October 1981 |
| Term End: | 3 March 2005 |
| Predecessor: | Miguel García Franco |
| Successor: | Mario Espinosa Contreras |
| Ordination: | 29 October 1951 |
| Ordained By: | José María González y Valencia |
| Consecration: | 25 January 1980 |
| Consecrated By: | Antonio López Aviña |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Durango |
| Death Place: | Durango |
| Nationality: |  Mexico |
| Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Vatican City State - 2023 version.svg |
| Coat Of Arms Alt: | Vatican's coat of arms |