Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946–2005) was a Spanish clergyman who established the Palmarian Catholic Church. Born in Écija, he was consecrated as a bishop in 1976 before claiming to be the pope in August 1978. He asserted that he was the 263rd Pope of the Catholic Church, though he is considered an antipope by mainstream traditions. His religious movement, which he led, rejected the decisions of the Second Vatican Council and centered around his purported mystical experiences.