James Peter Davis (June 9, 1904 – March 4, 1988) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
[1] On July 3, 1943, Davis was appointed Bishop of San Juan in Puerto Rico by Pope Pius XII.
"[4] In 1960, he and two other bishops issued a pastoral letter that prohibited Catholics from voting for Muñoz Marín's Popular Democratic Party.
In 1963, Davis' predecessor in the see of San Juan, Edwin Byrne, died while serving as Archbishop of Santa Fe.
In 1964, Pope Paul VI transferred Davis into Byrne's former position again, appointing him to be the ninth Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico.