# List of archdeacons in the Church in Wales

Key :
| Active archdeacon | | Male archdeacon |
| Inactive archdeacon | | Female archdeacon |
| Position vacant &/or acting archdeacon | Position vacant &/or acting archdeacon | Position vacant &/or acting archdeacon |
The archdeacons in the Church in Wales are senior Anglican clergy who serve under their dioceses' bishops, usually with responsibility for the area's church buildings and pastoral care for clergy.

## Archdeacons

| Diocese | Archdeacon | Person | Date of birth & age | Collated | Clergy | Churches | Population |
| Monmouth | The Archdeacon of Newport | Jonathan Williams | 1960 (age 63–64) | 9 September 2012 | 19 | 41 | 219,061 |
| Swansea and Brecon | The Archdeacon of Brecon | Alan Jevons | 1956 (age 67–68) | 17 February 2013 | 28 | 125 | 69,695 |
| Swansea and Brecon | The Archdeacon of Gower | Jonathan Davies | (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969 (age 55) | 25 September 2016 | 33 | 64 | 260,421 |
| St Davids | The Archdeacon of St Davids | Paul Mackness | 1973 (age 50–51) | 22 March 2018 | 30 | 113 | 120,075 |
| St Davids | The Archdeacon Missioner | Mones Farah | 1964 (age 59–60) | 12 August 2018 (for New Church Communities) 1 March 2024 (Missioner) | | | |
| St Asaph | The Archdeacon of St Asaph | Andy Grimwood | 1968 (age 55–56) | 7 October 2018 | 35 | 82 | 210,003 |
| St Davids | The Archdeacon of Cardigan | Eileen Davies | 1964 (age 59–60) | 20 June 2019 | 19 | 106 | 94,060 |
| Monmouth | The Archdeacon of Monmouth | Ian Rees | 1966 (age 57–58) | 20 June 2021 | 22 | 92 | 94,401 |
| Llandaff | The Archdeacon of Llandaff | Rhod Green | 1974 (age 49–50) | 5 September 2021 | 55 | 102 | 598,508 |
| Monmouth | The Archdeacon of the Gwent Valleys | Stella Bailey | 1976 (age 47–48) | 19 June 2022 | 12 | 41 | 236,235 |
| Bangor | The Archdeacon of Anglesey | John Harvey | 1965 (age 58–59) | 1 October 2022 | 11 | 62 | 69,751 |
| Swansea and Brecon | The Archdeacon with responsibility for Ministry Areas | Peter Brooks | 1955 (age 68–69) | 17 December 2022 | | | |
| St Asaph | The Archdeacon of Wrexham | Hayley Matthews | 1968 (age 55–56) | 5 March 2023 | 44 | 61 | 236,200 |
| Bangor | The Archdeacon of Bangor | David Parry | 1962 (age 61–62) | 1 October 2023 | 12 | 42 | 94,685 |
| Bangor | The Archdeacon of Meirionnydd | Robert Townsend | 1968 (age 55–56) | 1 October 2023 | 16 | 66 | 68,874 |
| St Davids | The Archdeacon of Carmarthen | Matthew Hill | 1971 (age 52–53) | 11 January 2024 | 27 | 98 | 173,415 |
| Llandaff | The Archdeacon of Margam | Mark Preece | 1961 (age 62–63) | 11 February 2024 | 56 | 126 | 427,681 |
| St Asaph | The Archdeacon of Montgomery | Gerwyn Capon | 1965 (age 58–59) | 1 September 2024 | 14 | 62 | 65,297 |

## Timeline of changes to and new archdeaconries

| Year | Events | No. of archdeaconries at end of year |
| Ancient foundations (c. 1050–1250) | Anglesey, Bangor and Merioneth in Bangor Diocese; Llandaff in Llandaff Diocese; St Asaph in St Asaph Diocese; Brecon, Cardigan, Carmarthen and St Davids in St Davids Diocese | 9 |
| 1844 | Monmouth created in Llandaff Diocese; Montgomery created in St Asaph Diocese; Anglesey (Bangor Diocese) discontinued; Bangor (Bangor Diocese) renamed Bangor & Anglesey | 10 |
| 1890 | Wrexham created in St Asaph Diocese | 11 |
| 1921 | Monmouth transferred from Llandaff to the new Monmouth Diocese | |
| 1923 | Brecon transferred from St Davids to the new Swansea & Brecon Diocese; Gower created in Swansea & Brecon Diocese | 12 |
| 1930 | Newport created in Monmouth Diocese | 13 |
| 1948 | Margam created in Llandaff Diocese | 14 |
| 2002 | Morgannwg created in Llandaff Diocese | 15 |
| 2018 | Gwent Valleys created in Monmouth Diocese; Anglesey (re-)created in Bangor Diocese; Bangor & Anglesey (Bangor Diocese) renamed Bangor | 17 |
| 2020 | Morgannwg (Llandaff Diocese) discontinued | 16 |