| Type: | bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Right Reverend |
| David Oakley | |
| Bishop of Northampton | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province: | Westminster |
| Diocese: | Northampton |
| Appointed: | 8 January 2020 |
| Term Start: | 19 March 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Peter Doyle |
| Ordination: | 5 July 1980 |
| Ordained By: | George Patrick Dwyer |
| Consecration: | 19 March 2020 |
| Consecrated By: | Vincent Nichols |
| Birth Name: | David James Oakley |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Stourbridge, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Previous Post: | Rector of St Mary's College, Oscott (2013–2020) |
| Motto: | beati pauperes spiritu |
| Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of David James Oakley.svg |
David James Oakley (born 28 November 1955) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton.
Born in Stourbridge on 28 November 1955, he was ordained as a priest on 5 July 1980 for the Archdiocese of Birmingham. From February 2013 to 2020, he served as Rector of St Mary's College, Oscott, the seminary of the Archdiocese of Birmingham.[1]
He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Northampton by the Holy See on 8 January 2020. His consecration to the episcopate took place at Northampton Cathedral on 19 March 2020; the principal consecrator was Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster.