James "Jim" Louis Jelinek (born May 9, 1942) was the eighth Bishop of Minnesota in the Episcopal Church (United States) until his retirement on 13 February 2010.

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Jelinek graduated from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1964, and attended The General Theological Seminary in New York City, graduating in 1970.

In 1972, he also became associate rector of the Church of the Holy Communion in Memphis, serving till 1977.

His episcopacy was noted for its focus on immigrants and refugees that began with an outreach to Latinos and to Hmong.

[2] In retirement, Bishop Jelinek served as interim rector of St. Paul's Episcopal in Washington, D.C. from 2013 to 2015[3] and in 2019-2020, Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island.