José Rafael Quirós Quirós

José Rafael Quirós Quirós (born 1 May 1955) is a Costa Rican Catholic prelate who has served as the seventh Archbishop of San José since 2013. He previously served as Bishop of Limón from 2005 to 2013 and as Vicar General of the Archdiocese of San José from 2002 to 2006.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1981, Quirós combined parish ministry with a long career in seminary education. For seventeen years he taught canon law at the Central Seminary of Costa Rica and the Anselmo Llorente y Lafuente Catholic University, while also serving for nearly two decades in the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Costa Rica, including as judicial vicar from 1989 to 2002.

Appointed Bishop of Limón by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, he received episcopal ordination in 2006 and governed the diocese until 2013. Pope Francis subsequently appointed him Archbishop of San José, making him the senior prelate of Costa Rica's largest and most populous Catholic jurisdiction.

Early life and ecclesiastical career (1955–2006) José Rafael Quirós Quirós was born on 1 May 1955 in Llano Grande de Cartago, as the son of Tomas Quirós Leitón and Adoración Quirós Cubero. He completed his primary education at the Llano Grande Mixed School (1962–1967) and his secondary education at the Minor Seminary of Tres Ríos (1968–1972).

Following his ordination, Quirós served as parochial vicar of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus Parish in San José from 1981 to 1982. After completing his studies in Rome, he was appointed parochial vicar of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in San José, where he served from 1984 to 1985.

He subsequently combined pastoral ministry with academic and judicial responsibilities. From 1985 to 1993, he served as a formator and professor of canon law at the Central Seminary of Costa Rica, and from 1993 to 2002 he taught canon law at the Anselmo Llorente y Lafuente Catholic University. He was assistant judicial vicar of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Costa Rica from 1985 to 1989 and judicial vicar from 1989 to 2002. Between 1995 and 1997, he also served as chaplain of the Public Force.

Bishop of Limón (2006–2013) On 2 December 2005, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Quirós as the second Bishop of Limón. He received episcopal consecration on 22 February 2006 and governed the diocese until 2013.

During his episcopate, he also held several responsibilities within the Costa Rican Episcopal Conference, including serving as president of the National Commissions for Tourism Ministry, Youth Ministry, and Communications, as well as treasurer of the conference. At the regional level, he served on the Communications Department of the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM) and was responsible for that area in the Mexico and Central America region from 2011 to 2014.