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James Robert Hoffman (June 12 1932 – February 8 2003) 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 Northwood 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.