Rafael Palmero Ramos

Rafael Palmero Ramos
Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Orihuela-Alicante
In office26 November 2005 – 27 July 2012
PredecessorVictorio Oliver Domingo
SuccessorJesús Murgui
Previous postsBishop of Palencia (1996-2005)
Titular Bishop of Petina (1987-1996)
Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1987-1996)
Orders
Ordination13 September 1959
Consecration24 January 1988
by Marcelo González Martín[1]
Personal details
Born(1936-07-27)27 July 1936
Morales de Rey, Province of Zamora, National Zone, Spanish State
Died8 March 2021(2021-03-08) (aged 84)
Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Rafael Palmero Ramos (27 July 1936 – 8 March 2021) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate.

Biography

He was auxiliary bishop of Toledo between 1987 and 1996, bishop of Palencia between 1996 and 2006 and of Orihuela-Alicante between 2006 and 2012.[2]

He was infected with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain in January 2021 after an outbreak at the priests' residence in Alicante, from which he recovered, but it aggravated his cancer and he died on 8 March 2021.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Rafael Palmero Ramos". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "MONS. RAFAEL PALMERO RAMOS". Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Muere Rafael Palmero, obispo emérito de Orihuela- Alicante". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 8 March 2021.
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