| Type: | bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Right Reverend |
| James Danell | |
| Bishop of Southwark | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Southwark |
| Appointed: | 10 January 1871 |
| Term Start: | 25 March 1871 |
| Term End: | 14 June 1881 |
| Predecessor: | Thomas Grant |
| Successor: | Robert Aston Coffin |
| Ordination: | 6 June 1848 |
| Ordained By: | Denis-Auguste Affre |
| Consecration: | 25 March 1871 |
| Consecrated By: | Henry Edward Manning |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1821 |
| Birth Place: | London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Nationality: | English |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Coat Of Arms: | Uk rc southwark b danell.png |
| Coat Of Arms Alt: | Coat of Arms of James Danell as Bishop of Southwark 1871-1881 |
James Danell (14 July 1821 – 14 June 1881) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark from 1871 to 1881.
Born in London on 14 July 1821, he was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Denis-Auguste Affre of Paris on 6 June 1848. Danell was appointed the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Southwark by the Holy See on 10 January 1871. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 25 March 1871, the principal consecrator was Archbishop (later Cardinal) Henry Edward Manning of Westminster, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Thomas Joseph Brown of Newport and Menevia and Bishop William Placid Morris, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape Town.
He died in office on 14 June 1881, aged 59.