Rafael Palmero Ramos

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palmero and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.

Rafael Palmero Ramos

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.[1]

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.[2]

References
  1. "MONS. RAFAEL PALMERO RAMOS". Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante.
  2. "Muere Rafael Palmero, obispo emérito de Orihuela- Alicante". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 8 March 2021.


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