James Robert Hoffman (June 12, 1932 – February 8, 2021) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Toledo from 1981 until his death in 2003. Hoffman was born in Fremont, Ohio, and studied at St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana and St. Mary Seminary in Norwood, Ohio. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 28, 1957. He then served as a curate at St. Peter's Church in Mansfield, St. Joseph's Church in Marblehead, and Blessed Sacrament Church in Toledo. Serving for 22 years, he was the longest-serving ordinary in the history of the Diocese of Toledo.