James Cavanagh is the Director of Evangelization & Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Denver.

He has a B.A. in Religious Studies from California State University and a Masters of Divinity from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley.

James was a cradle Episcopalian and ordained an Episcopalian priest in 1988. He served that church for 17 years before becoming Catholic.

He served parishes in California, Montana and Wisconsin. His last assignment before entering the Catholic Church was chaplain to the University of Colorado at Boulder.