Anthony Joseph "Tony" Palmer (February 4, 1966 - July 20, 2014) was a British-born South African bishop with the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, a communion of dioceses and ministries that are inspired by the "middle way" of classical Anglicanism and count themselves as part of the Convergence Movement. They were originally inspired by Bishop Lesslie Newbigin, a British theologian, missiologist, missionary and author. Palmer died on 20 July 2014 after injuries sustained in a motorbike accident.