Rafael Palmero Ramos

Rafael Palmero Ramos (27 July 1936 ― 8 March 2021) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate. He was the auxiliary bishop of Toledo between 1987 and 1996. He was the bishop of Palencia between 1996 and 2006 and of Orihuela-Alicante between 2006 and 2012.

Palmero Ramos, who had lung cancer, was infected with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain in January 2021. He died on 8 March 2021 from problems caused by the diseases, aged 84.