James Yorke (bishop)

The Right Reverend and Honourable James Yorke
Bishop of Ely
Diocese	Diocese of Ely
In office	1781–1808
Predecessor	Edmund Keene
Successor	Thomas Dampier
Other post(s)	Dean of Lincoln (1762–1781) Bishop of St David's (1774–1779) Bishop of Gloucester (1779–1781)
Personal details
Born	(1730-03-09)9 March 1730
Died	26 August 1808(1808-08-26) (aged 78)
Buried	Forthampton, Gloucestershire
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke Margaret Cocks
Spouse	Mary Maddox ​ (m. 1762)​
Education	Newcome's School
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

James Yorke (9 March 1730 – 26 August 1808) was a British clergyman.

Yorke was the son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, and Margaret Cocks.

He was educated at Newcome's School, proceeding in 1748 to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (M.A. 1752, D.D. 1770).