Victor Manuel Rivera (1916 – December 24, 2005) was a Puerto Rican Episcopalian priest and bishop.
Rivera was born in Penuelas, Puerto Rico, where his father and four uncles were Episcopal priests.
By the end of Rivera's episcopacy, the Diocese of San Joaquin was one of only six in the Episcopal Church that had not ordained any women to the priesthood.
Rivera opposed the ordination of women and sexually active homosexuals during his episcopacy, describing his diocese as "not willing to do away with biblical teachings and the beliefs of the church.
"[1] When his daughter Nedi was ordained to the Episcopalian priesthood in 1976, Rivera did not attend her ordination service.