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]
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; 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]