The Bishop of Monmouth is the diocesan bishop

Diocesan bishop

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 of the Church in Wales

Church in Wales

The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.As with the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Wales serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The current archbishop is Barry Morgan, the Bishop of Llandaff.In contrast to the...

 Diocese of Monmouth

Diocese of Monmouth

The Diocese of Monmouth is a diocese of the Church in Wales. Despite the name, its cathedral is located not in Monmouth but in Newport — the Cathedral Church of St Woolos. Reasons for not choosing the title of Newport included the existence of a Catholic Bishop of Newport until 1916...

.

The see

Episcopal See

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 covers the historic county of Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire (historic)

Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....

 with the bishop's seat

Cathedra

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 located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Woolos

Newport Cathedral

Newport Cathedral in the city of Newport in South Wales is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth, in the Church in Wales, and seat of the Bishop of Monmouth. The full title is Newport Cathedral, Woolos, King & Confessor...

 in Newport

Newport

Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...

, which had been elevated to that status in 1921.

The Bishop's residence is Bishopstow, which is in central Newport.

The diocese is one of two new ones founded in 1921 when the Church in Wales

Church in Wales

The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.As with the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Wales serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The current archbishop is Barry Morgan, the Bishop of Llandaff.In contrast to the...

 became independent of the established Church of England

Church of England

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. The current Bishop is the Right Reverend Dominic Walker

Dominic Walker (bishop)

Dominic Edward William Murray Walker OGS is an Anglican bishop. He was born on 28 June 1948 and educated at Plymouth College King's College London and Heythrop College, London....

OGS, the 9th Bishop of Monmouth, who was previously Area Bishop of Reading

Bishop of Reading

The Bishop of Reading is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England. The current Bishop is the Rt Revd Andrew Proud....

 in the Church of England. His predecessor, the Most Reverend Dr. Rowan Williams

Rowan Williams

Rowan Douglas Williams FRSL, FBA, FLSW is an Anglican bishop, poet and theologian. He is the 104th and current Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003.Williams was previously Bishop of Monmouth and...

, was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury

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 in 2002 - the first Welsh bishop to hold that post since the English Reformation in the 16th century. He was also the Archbishop of Wales

Archbishop of Wales

The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...

 at the time of his appointment to Canterbury and was styled as "The Most Reverend Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Monmouth."

List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Monmouth

Bishop of Monmouth
No.	Incumbent	From	Until	Notes
1	Charles Green	1921	1928	Consecrated 21 December 1921; translated to Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire...  25 September 1928.
2	Gilbert Joyce	1928	1940	Previously Archdeacon of St David's St David's Cathedral St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589... ; conscecrated bishop 30 November 1928; resigned in April 1940; died 22 July 1942.
3	Alfred Monahan Alfred Monahan Alfred Edwin Monahan was the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth from 1940 until his death in 1945.Monahan was educated at St Andrew’s College, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1905. He was Assistant Missioner at the Wellington College Mission, Walworth and then Curate of St Swithun...	1940	1945	Previously Archdeacon of Monmouth; conscecrated bishop 24 August 1940; died 10 August 1945.
4	Edwin Morris	1945	1967	Consecrated bishop 1 November 1945; also was Archbishop of Wales Archbishop of Wales The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...  1957–1967; resigned 31 December 1967.
5	Eryl Thomas	1968	1971	Previously Dean of Llandaff; elected bishop 14 February and conscecrated 29 March 1968; translated to Llandaff Bishop of Llandaff The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.-Area of authority:The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul , in the village of Llandaff, just north-west of the City of...  11 December 1971.
6	Derrick Childs Derrick Childs Derrick Greenslade Childs was the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of Wales.Childs was educated at University College, Cardiff and ordained in 1942. He was a curate in Milford Haven and then Laugharne before becoming Warden of Llandaff House, Penarth...	1972	1986	Previously Principal of Trinity College, Carmarthen; elected bishop 25 January and conscecrated 23 May 1972; also was Archbishop of Wales Archbishop of Wales The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...  1983–1986; retired in the summer of 1986; died as result of a motor accident in 1987.
7	Clifford Wright Clifford Wright (bishop) Royston Clifford Wright was the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth from 1986 to 1991.Wright was educated at the University of Wales, Cardiff and ordained in 1946. He held curacies in Bedwas, Newport and Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool before 17 years as a naval chaplain. In 1968 he became Vicar of...	1986	1991	Previously Archdeacon of Newport; elected and consecrated bishop in 1986; retired in 1991.
8	Rowan Williams Rowan Williams Rowan Douglas Williams FRSL, FBA, FLSW is an Anglican bishop, poet and theologian. He is the 104th and current Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003.Williams was previously Bishop of Monmouth and...	1991	2002	Previously Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford and canon of Christ Church; elected bishop 5 December 1991 and consecrated 1 May 1992; also was Archbishop of Wales Archbishop of Wales The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...  1999–2002; translated to Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...  in 2002.
9	Dominic Walker Dominic Walker (bishop) Dominic Edward William Murray Walker OGS is an Anglican bishop. He was born on 28 June 1948 and educated at Plymouth College King's College London and Heythrop College, London....	2003	present	Previously Area Bishop of Reading Bishop of Reading The Bishop of Reading is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England. The current Bishop is the Rt Revd Andrew Proud.... ; elected bishop in December 2002 and enthroned 30 March 2003.

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