James Adams (bishop of Barking)

For other people named James Adams, see James Adams (disambiguation).

Albert James Adams (9 November 1915 – 11 May 1999) was an Anglican bishop. He was the fifth Bishop of Barking — a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford — from 1975 to 1983.^[1][2]

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Adams was educated at Brentwood School and King's College London.^[3] His first ordained ministry position was as a curate in Walkley.^[4] He was then successively succentor, then precentor, of Sheffield Cathedral; Rector of Bermondsey; Rector of Wanstead during which time he was also Rural Dean of Redbridge;^[5] and Archdeacon of West Ham (1970–1975) before being ordained to the episcopate on 24 June 1975 by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.^[6] He retired on 30 April 1983.^[7]