James Adams (bishop of Barking)

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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.

Adams was educated at Brentwood School and King's College London. His first ordained ministry position was as a curate in Walkley. He was then successively succentor, then precentor, of Sheffield Cathedral; Rector of Bermondsey; Rural Dean of Redbridge; 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. He retired on 30 April 1983.

References

Church news: Two new bishops suffragan named, The Times, 5 March 1975; p16; Issue 59336; col C
The Times, 9 February 1983; p12; Issue 61452; col C, Bishop Adams resigns
Independent Obituary
Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
"New suffragans consecrated". Church Times. No. 5863. 27 June 1975. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
"New Bishop of Barking". Church Times. No. 6261. 11 February 1983. p. 24. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.

Church of England titles
Preceded byWilliam Chadwick	Bishop of Barking 1975–1983	Succeeded byJames Roxburgh

v t e Archdeacons of Essex and of West Ham
High Medieval	Theobald Walter Richard Ruffus Robert Banastre Richard de Hegham Theobald de Valognes Thomas de Fauconberg Hugh de Sancto Edmundo Stephen de Sandwic Richard of Gravesend Adam de Faversham Roger de La Legh Robert Winchelsey Laurence de Fuscis de Bera
Late Medieval	Aldebrand Riccardi de Militiis Hildebrand de Anibaldis Stephen de Segrave John de Elham William Vygerous Robert de Canterbury Hugh de Statherne John de Bouser William de Rothwell John Barnet John de Cantebrugg Roger de Freton Henry de Winterton Richard Prentys Edward Prentys John Shirborne Zanobius Mulakyn James Goldwell John Gunthorpe John Crall Edmund Audley Thomas Jane
Early modern	John de Lopez Francis de Busleiden Richard Rawson Edward Moylle Thomas Darbyshire Thomas Cole John Walker William Tabor Samuel Harsnett George Goldman Edward Layfield Thomas Turner Charles Alston Thomas Gooch Reuben Clerke William Gibson Thomas Rutherforth Stotherd Abdy James Waller
Late modern (Essex)	William Gretton Francis Wollaston Hugh Jones Carew St John Mildmay Gaspard-le-Marchant Carey Alfred Blomfield Henry Johnson Thomas Stevens, Bishop of Barking James Inskip, Bishop of Barking (became Archdeacon of West Ham)
West Ham	James Inskip (previously Archdeacon of Essex) Hugh Gough John Elvin Denis Wakeling James Adams John Taylor Peter Dawes Roger Sainsbury Tim Stevens Michael Fox Elwin Cockett Mike Power

v t e Bishops of Barking
Thomas Stevens James Inskip Hugh Gough William Chadwick James Adams
Area bishops	James Roxburgh (first area bishop) Roger Sainsbury David Hawkins Peter Hill Lynne Cullens

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