José Rafael Barquero Arce (27 October 1931 – 29 November 2020) was a Costa Rican Roman Catholic bishop. He became a priest in 1956. He was titular bishop of 'Arindela' and was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica, from 1979 to 1980. He then was bishop of the diocese from 1980 until 2007.