Bishop of Chester
| Accession | Death | Name | Notes |
| Aug. 4, 1541 | 1556 | John Bird | Translated from Bangor. Deprived of title Mar. 13, 1554 |
| Apr. 1, 1554 | Dec. 1555 | George Cotes | |
| Apr. 24, 1556 | Oct. 9, 1564 | Cuthbert Scott | Deprived of title Jun. 26, 1559 |
| May 1, 1561 | Dec. 3, 1577 | William Downham | |
| Nov. 8, 1579 | Apr. 11, 1608 | William Chaderton | Translated to Lincoln May 24, 1595 |
| Jun. 25, 1595 | Jun. 13, 1596 | Hugh Bellott | Translated from Bangor |
| May 16, 1597 | Mar. 30, 1607 | Richard Vaughan | Transated from Bangor. Translated to London Dec. 20, 1604 |