Graham Richard James (born 19 January 1951) is a retired British Anglican bishop.

[1] He studied at the University of Lancaster, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in history in 1972.

From there he moved to Christ the King, Digswell, from 1979 to 1983, became a member of the Advisory Council for the Church's Ministry in 1983 and held this post until 1987.

On 23 February 1993, James was consecrated a bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.

[1][11] In 2011, he became a member of the Lords Select Committee on Communications,[12] and he was subsequently appointed spokesman for the Church of England on media issues.