Fr. Ricardo Viveros was born in Torrance, California. He attended elementary school at St. Margaret Mary in Lomita, is a graduate of Bishop Montgomery High School, and earned his degree from California State University, Long Beach, in 2002. Before entering the seminary, he worked for the Long Beach Unified School District and The Walt Disney Company.

Fr. Viveros was ordained to the priesthood on May 31, 2008. He served as associate pastor at St. Genevieve Parish in Panorama City and St. John Vianney Parish in Hacienda Heights. From 2014 to 2023, he served as Pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Atwater Village. He is honored to have been appointed Pastor of Holy Family Parish by Archbishop José H. Gomez in 2023.