Archbishop of Canterbury
| Accession | Death | Name | Notes |
| Jun. 21, 1455 | Mar. 20, 1486 | Thomas Bourchier | Translated from Ely |
| Oct. 6, 1486 | Sep. 15/16, 1500 | John Morton | Translated from Ely |
| Jan. 1501 | Jan. 27, 1501 | Thomas Langton | Translated from Winchester |
| May 26, 1501 | Feb. 15/17, 1503 | Henry Deane | Translated from Salisbury |
| Nov. 29, 1503 | Aug. 22, 1532 | William Warham | Translated from London |
| Feb. 21, 1532 | Mar. 21, 1556 | Thomas Cranmer | Deprived of title Nov. 13, 1553 |
| Dec. 3, 1555 | Nov. 18/19, 1558 | Reginald Pole | |
| Jul. 18, 1559 | May 17, 1575 | Matthew Parker | |
| Dec. 29, 1575 | Jul. 6, 1583 | Edmund Grindal | Translated from York |
| Aug. 14, 1583 | Feb. 29, 1604 | John Whitgift | Translated from Worcester |