David James (bishop)

David Charles James (born 6 March 1945) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was formerly the Bishop of Bradford in the Church of England.[4]

The Rt Revd David James[1] PhD[2] BA BSc[3]
Bishop of Bradford
Diocese	Diocese of Bradford
In office	2002–2010
Predecessor	David Smith
Successor	Nick Baines
Other posts	Bishop of Pontefract (1998–2002)
Orders
Ordination	1973
Consecration	1998
Personal details
Born	(1945-03-06) 6 March 1945
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Gillian[2]
Children	Four daughters: Joanna, Kate, Lucy and Rachel[1]
Profession	formerly a chemistry lecturer
Alma mater	University of Exeter

James was educated at Nottingham High School and the University of Exeter.[5][6] After graduating with a BSc,[2] he gained his PhD in organometallic Chemistry before lecturing in chemistry at the University of Southampton.

Following his theological studies at St John's College, Nottingham,[3] James was ordained in 1973 and began his ordained ministry with curacies at Highfield, Southampton and Goring-by-Sea. Following this he was Anglican chaplain at the University of East Anglia and then Vicar of East Ecclesfield before returning to Highfield.

James became suffragan Bishop of Pontefract in 1998 and then became the diocesan Bishop of Bradford in 2002.[7] He was one of the rebel bishops who signed a letter against Rowan Williams' decision not to block the appointment of Jeffrey John as Bishop of Reading in 2003. The other diocesan bishop signatories (referred to by their opponents, since there were nine, as the Nazgûl) were: Michael Scott-Joynt (Bishop of Winchester), Michael Langrish (Exeter), Michael Nazir-Ali (Rochester), Peter Forster (Chester), James Jones (Liverpool), George Cassidy (Southwell & Nottingham), Graham Dow (Carlisle) and John Hind (Chichester).[8] James retired on 14 July 2010.[9]

References

1. Reader, Elizabeth (1998). Highfield Church, Southampton, 1847-1997. E Reader. p. 35. ISBN 0-9534490-0-9.
2. Press Release — See of Bradford (National Archives), Retrieved 13 December 2016
3. "Church of England — Bishop of Bradford". Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
4. Official announcement Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
5. Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
6. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
7. Anglican Communion
8. Frost's Meditations – Nazir-Ali Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
9. Daily Telegraph Appointments in the Clergy p 32 Issue no 48,058 dated 7 December 2009)

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Finney	Bishop of Pontefract 1998–2002	Succeeded by Tony Robinson
Preceded by David Smith	Bishop of Bradford 2002–2010	Succeeded by Nick Baines