Archbishop of Wales

The Province of Wales in the Church of England was created in 1920. Unlike the other Archbishops, of Canterbury and York, the Archbishop of Wales is one of the six diocesan bishops of Wales, chosen by his colleagues to hold the higher designation.

Archbishops of Wales, 1920-present

• Alfred Geroge Edwards (Bishop of St Asaph) 1920-1934
• Charles Alfred Howell Green (Bishop of Bangor) 1934-1944
• David Lewis Prosser (Bishop of St David's) 1944-1949
• John Morgan (Bishop of Llandaff) 1949-1957
• Edwin Morris (Bishop of Monmouth) 1957-1967
• William Glyn Hughes Simon (Bishop of Llandaff) 1968-1971
• Gwilym Owen Williams (Bishop of Bangor) 1971-1982
• Derrick Greenslade Childs (Bishop of Monmouth) 1983-1986
• George Noakes (Bishop of St David's) 1987-1991
• Alwyn Rice Jones (Bishop of St Asaph) 1991-1999
• Rowan Williams (Bishop of Monmouth) 1999-2002
• Barry Morgan (Bishop of Llandaff) 2002-