Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto (born November 28, 1958) is a Colombian-born American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Raleigh since 2017.

[1][4] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Zarama as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish in Atlanta.

[3] At the same time, he was appointed as an advocate for the Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta court of appeals, holding that post until 1997.

[14] After the release in August 2018 of the Pennsylvania grand jury report on sexual abuse of minors in that state, Zarama called the revelations "sad" and "shameful".

Zarama continued to allow additional Latin masses at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral and the Basilica Shrine of St.

[21] On September 5, 2017, Zarama issued a statement in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), calling for comprehensive immigration reform.

[22] On June 28, 2023, Zarama and the other seven bishops of the Province of Atlanta issued a statement calling for gun control legislation.

[23] On February 8, 2019, Zarama released a statement supporting Reverend Christopher VanHeight of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham.

VanHeight had banned barring Durham City Councilors Vernetta Alston and Jillian Johnson from speaking at a Black History Month event at Immaculata Catholic School because they were lesbians who openly supported same-sex marriage.

The gold mountain (the chevron) is charged with a scattering (semé) of red crosses to represent Pasto in Colombia."

Zarama selected as his episcopal motto the Latin phrase Deus Caritas Est (God is love), the title of an encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI.