The Province of Wales in the Anglican Communion was created in 1920, as the Church in Wales, independent from the Church of England (of which the four Welsh dioceses had previously been part). Unlike the Archbishops of Canterbury and York -- who are appointed by the Queen upon the advice of the Prime Minister -- the Archbishop of Wales is one of the six diocesan bishops of Wales, chosen by his colleagues to hold the higher designation in addition to his own diocese.

Archbishops of Wales, 1920-present

• Alfred George 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-