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{{Short description|Most senior Anglican bishop or archbishop}}
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'''Primates in the Anglican Communion''' are the most senior bishop or archbishop of one of the 42<ref>[https://www.anglicancommunion.org/structures/instruments-of-communion/primates-meeting.aspx] (Accessed 24 June 2023)</ref> churches of the [[Anglican Communion]].<ref>[http://www.aco.org/communion/primates/ Anglican Communion – Primates' Meetings] (Accessed 6 July 2013)</ref> The [[Church of England]], however, has two primates, the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and the [[Archbishop of York]].

== Variations ==
Some of these churches are stand-alone [[ecclesiastical province]]s (such as the [[Church of the Province of West Africa]]), while others are national churches comprising several ecclesiastical provinces (such as the [[Church of England]]). Since 1978, the Anglican primates have met annually for an [[Anglican Communion Primates' Meeting]] at the invitation of the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], who is regarded as the symbolic leader (though ''[[Primus inter pares#Anglican Communion|primus-inter-pares]]'') of the Anglican primates. While the gathering has no legal jurisdiction, it acts as one of the informal instruments of unity among the autonomous provinces of the communion.

In stand-alone ecclesiastical provinces, the primate is the [[metropolitan (religion)|metropolitan]] archbishop of the province. In national churches composed of several ecclesiastical provinces, the primate will be senior to the metropolitan archbishops of the various provinces, and may also be a metropolitan archbishop. In those churches which do not have a tradition of archiepiscopacy, the primate is a [[bishop]] styled "primus" (in the case of the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]]), "presiding bishop", "president bishop", "prime bishop" or simply "primate". In the case of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States]], which is composed of several ecclesiastical provinces, there is a [[presiding bishop]] who is its primate, but the individual provinces are not led by metropolitans.

Anglican primates may be attached to a fixed [[Episcopal See|see]] (e.g., the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] is invariably the Primate of All England), who may be chosen from among sitting metropolitans or diocesan bishops and retain the see (as with, for example, the Primate of the [[Anglican Church of Australia]]), or who may have no see (as in the [[Anglican Church of Canada]]). Primates are generally chosen by election (either by a [[synod]] consisting of laity, clergy, and bishops, or by a [[House of Bishops]]). In some instances, the primacy is awarded based on seniority among the episcopal college. In the Church of England, the primate, like all bishops, is appointed by the British sovereign, in the capacity of [[Supreme Governor]] of the [[established church]], on the advice of the [[Crown Appointments Commission]].

The United Churches [[Church of South India|of South India]], [[Church of North India|of North India]], [[Church of Pakistan|of Pakistan]] and [[Church of Bangladesh|of Bangladesh]] have neither metropolitan (arch)bishops nor national primates. Instead, each has a [[Moderator of the Synod]] (and a Vice-Moderator), elected from among the bishops for a fixed term, who is ranked among the Anglican primates.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anglican Communion Office |url=https://www.anglicancommunion.org/structures/instruments-of-communion/primates-meeting/what-is-a-primate.aspx |title=What is a Primate? |publisher=Anglicancommunion.org |date= |accessdate=2022-04-17}}</ref>

== Dual primates ==
In the Church of England and the [[Church of Ireland]], the metropolitan of the second province has since medieval times also been accorded the title of primate. In [[England]], the Archbishop of Canterbury is known as the "Primate of All England" <ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle=Canterbury}}</ref> while the Archbishop of York as "Primate of England"<ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle=Ancient See of York}}</ref> (see also [[Primacy of Canterbury]]). In [[Ireland]] both the [[Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)|Anglican]] and [[Archbishop of Armagh (Roman Catholic)|Roman Catholic]] Archbishops of Armagh are titled "[[Primate of All Ireland]]";<ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle=Armagh}}</ref><ref name=Ireland/> while both the [[Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)|Anglican]] and [[Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic)|Roman Catholic]] Archbishops of Dublin are titled "[[Primate of Ireland]]".<ref name=Ireland>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kvFpuRoiL24C&pg=PA42 James Murray, ''Enforcing the English Reformation in Ireland''] (Cambridge University Press 2011 {{ISBN|978-0-52136994-7}}, pp. 41-43; MacGeoghegan, James, The History of Ireland, Ancient and Modern (1844), James Duffy, Dublin, p. 337</ref> As both of these positions pre-date the [[Partition of Ireland|1921 partition]], they relate to the whole of Ireland. The junior primates of these churches do not normally participate in the Primates' Meeting.

== List of current primates ==
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! colspan="4" | Key
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| Active primate
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| Male primate
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"|
| Inactive primate
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| Female primate
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| colspan="3" | Position vacant or acting primate
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This is a list of the 42 current primates (including four moderators of united churches) in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The list is given according to the Anglican order of precedence, with the Archbishop of Canterbury as ''primus inter pares'' first and the others in order of seniority by their first installation to a primacy.
{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-
! Province
! Primate
! Person
! Date of birth & age
! Consecration{{efn-lr|name=cons|The date the person was consecrated as an Anglican (or United Church) bishop.}}
! Took office{{efn-lr|name=took|The date the person first became a primate (usually by the [[Confirmation of bishops|confirmation]] of their election or by their installation, enthronement or investiture in office).}}

|-
| {{sort|England|[[Church of England]]}}
| {{sort|Canterbury|The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Primate of All England]]
| style="background: #FFCCCC;" | <span style="display: none;">Zz</span>''Vacant since 7 January 2025''<!--'til retirement, aged 70-75-->
| style="background: #FFCCCC; border-left: 2px solid white; border-left-style: hidden;" | <span style="display: none;">{{birth date and age|2000|1|17|df=y}}</span>
| style="background: #FFCCCC; border-left: 2px solid white; border-left-style: hidden;" | <span style="display: none;">{{dts|17 January 2038}}</span>
| style="background: #FFCCCC; border-left: 2px solid white; border-left-style: hidden;" | <span style="display: none;">{{dts|17 January 2038}}</span>

|-
| {{sort|South Africa|[[Anglican Church of Southern Africa]]}}
| {{sort|Cape Town|The [[Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town|Archbishop of Cape Town]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Primate of Southern Africa
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Makgoba, Thabo|[[Thabo Makgoba]]}}<!--'til retirement, by rules of province at the end of the month in which the bishop turns 64 (but may be delayed by Synod for up to 12 months) - retirement set for 28 March 2027 https://archbishop.anglicanchurchsa.org/2024/09/charge-to-37th-session-of-provincial.html -->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1960|12|15|df=y}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|25 May 2002}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|31 December 2007}}

|-
| {{sort|Burma|[[Church of the Province of Myanmar]] ([[Burma]])}}
| {{sort|Myanmar|The Archbishop of Myanmar}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Yangon
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Myint Oo, Stephen Than|[[Stephen Than Myint Oo]]}}<!--'til retirement-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1958}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2005}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|17 February 2008}}

|-
| {{sort|Central Africa|[[Church of the Province of Central Africa]]}}
| {{sort|Central Africa|The [[List of archbishops of Central Africa|Archbishop of Central Africa]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Lusaka
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Chama, Albert|[[Albert Chama]]}}<!--'til retirement-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2003}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|20 March 2011}}

|-
| {{sort|Kenya|[[Anglican Church of Kenya]]}}
| {{sort|Kenya|The Primate and Archbishop of All Kenya}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of All&nbsp;Saints'&nbsp;Cathedral
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Sapit, Jackson Ole|[[Jackson Ole Sapit]]}}<!--'til ret.-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1964|6|12|df=y}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2005}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|3 July 2016}}

|-
| {{sort|Korea|[[Anglican Church of Korea]]}}
| {{sort|Korea|The Presiding&nbsp;Bishop of the Anglican&nbsp;Church of Korea}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Busan
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Park, Onesimus|[[Onesimus Park]]}}<!--2-year term-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1963|05|16}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2012}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|11 May 2017}}–2018 (first term)<br />12 July 2024{{snd}}present (second term)<ref name="ACK-Primate-2024">{{cite web |title=대한성공회 제34차 전국의회 성료 |url=https://anglicankr.church/2024/07/12/%eb%8c%80%ed%95%9c%ec%84%b1%ea%b3%b5%ed%9a%8c-%ec%a0%9c34%ec%b0%a8-%ec%a0%84%ea%b5%ad%ec%9d%98%ed%9a%8c-%ec%84%b1%eb%a3%8c/ |publisher=대한성공회 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=Korean |date=12 July 2024}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Scotland|[[Scottish Episcopal Church]]}}
| {{sort|Scotland|The [[Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Strange, Mark|[[Mark Strange (bishop)|Mark Strange]]}}<!--til ret.-->
| style="background:#fec;"|  {{birth date and age|1961|11|02|df=y}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|23 October 2007}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|27 June 2017}}

|-
| {{sort|Sudan|[[Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan]]}}
| {{sort|Khartoum|The Archbishop of Khartoum}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Primate of Sudan
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Kondo, Ezekiel|[[Ezekiel Kondo]]}}<!--term?-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1957}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2003}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|30 July 2017}}

|-
| {{sort|Aotearoa|[[Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia|Anglican Church in Aotearoa,<br />New&nbsp;Zealand and Polynesia]]}}{{efn-lr|name=anzp}}
| {{sort|Aotearoa|[[Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa]],}}<br />&nbsp;[[Primate of New&nbsp;Zealand]]<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Te&nbsp;Pīhopa o Te&nbsp;Tairāwhiti]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Don Tamihere}}<!--til ret-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1972}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|11 March 2017}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|8 April 2018}}

|-
| {{sort|South Sudan|[[Province of the Episcopal Church of South&nbsp;Sudan]]}}
| {{sort|Juba|The Archbishop of Juba}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Primate of South&nbsp;Sudan
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Badi Arama, Justin|[[Justin Badi&nbsp;Arama]]}}<!--10-year term; through April 2028-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1964}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2001}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|22 April 2018}}

|-
| {{sort|Tanzania|[[Anglican Church of Tanzania]]}}
| {{sort|Tanzania|The Archbishop of Tanzania}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Tanga
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Mndolwa, Maimbo|[[Maimbo Mndolwa]]}}<!--2nd term: 2023-28 https://anglican.ink/2023/02/21/archbishop-mndolwa-re-elected-primate-of-the-anglican-church-of-tanzania/-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1968}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|4 September 2012}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|20 May 2018}}

|-
| {{sort|Rwanda|[[Church of the Province of Rwanda]]}}
| {{sort|Rwanda|The Archbishop of Rwanda}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Gasabo
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Mbanda, Laurent|[[Laurent Mbanda]]}}<!--term: 2018-23, extended to 25.x.2026 https://www.gospeltime.org/2021/12/27/why-dr-mbandas-term-as-anglican-archbishop-extended-for-3-years/-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1954}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|May 2010}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|10 June 2018}}

|-
| {{sort|Bangladesh|[[Church of Bangladesh]]}}{{efn-lr|name=mod}}
| {{sort|Bangladesh|The [[Moderator of the Church of Bangladesh]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Dhaka|Bishop of Dhaka]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Mankhin, Samuel|[[Samuel Sunil Mankhin]]}}<!--term: 'til retirement-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|8 November 2009}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|5 December 2018}}

|-
| {{sort|Melanesia|[[Church of the Province of Melanesia]]}}
| {{sort|Central Melanesia|The [[Archbishop of Melanesia]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Central&nbsp;Melanesia
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Dawea, Leonard|[[Leonard Dawea]]}}<!--'til ret.; by age 60-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth based on age as of date|47|2019|09|11}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|August 2016}} 
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|15 September 2019}}

|-
| {{sort|Uganda|[[Church of Uganda]]}}
| {{sort|Kampala|The Archbishop of Uganda}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Kampala
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Kaziimba, Stephen|[[Stephen Kaziimba]]}}<!--'til ret.; by age 70-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1962|8|15|df=y}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|26 October 2008}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|1 March 2020}}

|-
| {{sort|Nigeria|[[Church of Nigeria]]}}
| {{sort|Abuja|The Archbishop of Abuja}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Primate of All Nigeria
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Ndukuba, Henry|[[Henry Ndukuba]]}}<!--'til retirement-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1961|07|18|df=y}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|September 1999}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|25 March 2020}}<ref name="ACNS Nigeria 2020">{{cite news |title=Archbishop Henry Ndukuba installed as new Primate of the Church of Nigeria |url=http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2020/03/archbishop-henry-ndukuba-installed-as-new-primate-of-the-church-of-nigeria.aspx |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=Anglican Communion News Service |publisher=Anglican Communion Office |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Australia|[[Anglican Church of Australia]]}}
| {{sort|Australia|The [[Anglican Primate of Australia|Primate of Australia]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Anglican Diocese of Adelaide|Archbishop of Adelaide]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Smith, Geoffrey|[[Geoffrey Smith (bishop)|Geoffrey Smith]]}}<!--until 7 April 2026; term is 6y, renewable once-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth based on age as of date|57|2016|12|4}}<ref name="vision">{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/our-new-anglican-archbishop-geoffrey-smith-lines-up-vision-for-future/news-story/ab9487520aafc9bd0c4555b5d9fd4f4c |title=Our new Anglican Archbishop Geoffrey Smith lines up vision for future |first=Jade |last=Gailberger |newspaper=The Advertiser |date=4 December 2016 |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref>
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|25 July 2007}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|7 April 2020}}<ref name="ACNS Smith 2020">{{cite news |title=Archbishop Geoffrey Smith elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia |url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2020/04/archbishop-geoffrey-smith-elected-primate-of-the-anglican-church-of-australia.aspx |access-date=8 April 2020 |work=Anglican Communion News Service |publisher=Anglican Communion Office |date=7 April 2020}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Ireland|[[Church of Ireland]]}}
| {{sort|Armagh|The [[Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)|Archbishop of Armagh]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Primacy of Ireland|Primate of All&nbsp;Ireland]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|McDowell, John|[[John McDowell (bishop)|John McDowell]]}}<!--'til retirement-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1956}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|23 September 2011}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/3758 |title=Church of Ireland - A Member of the Anglican Communion |website=www.ireland.anglican.org |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021849/https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/3758 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|28 April 2020}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/9670/welcome-archbishop-john |title=Welcome Archbishop John - Church of Ireland - A Member of the Anglican Communion |publisher=Ireland.anglican.org |date=2020-04-28 |accessdate=2022-04-17}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Hong Kong|[[Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui]]}}
| {{sort|Hong Kong|The [[Archbishop of Hong Kong]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Bishop of Western Kowloon]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Chan, Andrew|[[Andrew Chan (bishop)|Andrew Chan]]}}<!--'til retirement-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1962}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|25 March 2012}}<ref name="EchoHK">[http://echo.hkskh.org/news_article_details.aspx?lang=1&nid=15313 The Most Revd Andrew Chan installed as Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui], ''ECHO'', 3 January 2021</ref>
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|3 January 2021}}<ref name="EchoHK"/>

|-
| {{sort|Pakistan|[[Church of Pakistan]]}}{{efn-lr|name=mod|The moderators of the Churches of Bangladesh, of North India, of Pakistan and of South India are not, strictly speaking, primates, but they nonetheless rank with and participate alongside the Communion's primates.}}
| {{sort|Pakistan|The Moderator of the Church of Pakistan}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop in Raiwind
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Marshall, Azad|[[Azad Marshall]]}}<!--3-year term - but perhaps there was no 2024 synod?-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|1994}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|14 May 2021}}

|-
| {{sort|Alexandria|[[Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria]]}}
| {{sort|Alexandria|The [[Archbishop of Alexandria]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Anglican Diocese of Egypt|Bishop of Egypt]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Fawzy, Samy|[[Samy Fawzy]]}}<!--til retirement by age 70-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1963}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|27 February 2017}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|8 June 2021}}

|-
| {{sort|Burundi|[[Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi]]}}
| {{sort|Burundi|The Archbishop of Burundi}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Buye
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Macumi, Sixbert|[[Sixbert Macumi]]}}<!--'til ret.-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1968}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2005}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|21 August 2021}}

|-
| {{sort|Congo|[[Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo]]}}
| {{sort|Congo|The Archbishop of the&nbsp;Congo}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Aru
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Titre Ande, Georges|[[Georges Titre Ande]]}}
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|23 January 2022}}<ref name="ande">{{cite news |title=Archbishop Titre Ande Georges installed as primate of L'Eglise Anglicane du Congo |url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2022/01/25/archbishop-titre-ande-georges-installed-as-primate-of-leglise-anglicane-du-congo/ |access-date=11 May 2023 |agency=Anglican Communion News Service |date=Jan 25, 2022}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|West Africa|[[Church of the Province of West Africa]]}}
| {{sort|West Africa|The Primate of West Africa,}}<br />&nbsp;Metropolitan&nbsp;Archbishop of Ghana<br />&nbsp;& Bishop of Asante Mampong 
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Ben-Smith, Cyril|[[Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith]]}}<!--'til ret.? alternates Ghana/WA-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1964|02|21|df=y}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|May 2011}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|3 June 2022}}<ref name="ben-smith">{{cite news |title=Cyril Ben-Smith elected primate of West Africa |url=https://anglican.ink/2022/05/10/cyril-ben-smith-elected-primate-of-west-africa/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=Anglican Ink |date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Mexico|[[Anglican Church of Mexico]]{{efn-lr|Treviño's status as archbishop of Mexico was disputed by the late [[Francisco Manuel Moreno]] and other bishops within the church, but he is recognized as primate and archbishop by the [[Anglican Consultative Council|Anglican Communion Office]].}}}}
| {{sort|Mexico|Archbishop of Mexico}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Cuernavaca
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Trevino Cruz, Enrique|[[Enrique Treviño Cruz]]}}<!--According to RS, Trevino is still recognized by Anglican Communion Office as primate amid a conflict over who runs the church.-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1959}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|23 February 2013}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|11 June 2022}}<ref name="TLC-Mexico">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Emilie Teresa |title=Tempest in the Anglican Church of Mexico |url=https://livingchurch.org/2024/03/12/tempest-in-the-anglican-church-of-mexico/ |access-date=13 March 2024 |work=The Living Church |date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Central America|[[Anglican Church in Central America]]}}
| {{sort|Central America|The Primate of Central&nbsp;America}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Anglican Diocese of El Salvador|Bishop of El Salvador]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Alvarado, Juan David|[[Juan David Alvarado]]}}<!--4-yr term ends 2026-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth based on age as of date|60|2022|05|02}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|24 January 2015}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|24 August 2022}}<ref name="TLC-Alvarado">{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Mark |title=Juan David Alvarado Elected Central American Primate |url=https://livingchurch.org/2022/05/02/juan-david-alvarado-elected-central-american-primate/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=The Living Church |date=May 2, 2022}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Brazil|[[Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil]]}}
| {{sort|Brazil|The Primate of Brazil}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Amazon
| style="background:#ded;"| {{sort|Bassotto, Marinez Rosa Dos Santos|[[Marinez Rosa dos Santos Bassotto]]}}
| style="background:#ded;"| {{birth based on age as of date|46 |2018|01|26}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2018}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|23 November 2022}}

|-
| {{sort|North India|[[Church of North India]]}}{{efn-lr|name=mod}}
| {{sort|North India|The [[Moderator of the Church of North&nbsp;India]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Agra
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Nayak, Bijay Kumar|[[Bijay Kumar Nayak]]}}<!--first 3-year term started December 2022-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|8 May 2005}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|9 December 2022}}

|-
| {{sort|Aotearoa|[[Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia|Anglican Church in Aotearoa,<br />New&nbsp;Zealand and Polynesia]]}}{{efn-lr|name=anzp|Three bishops representing each of the three ''tikanga'' share the Primacy and the style of Archbishop.}}
| {{sort|Polynesia|The [[Diocese of Polynesia|Bishop of Polynesia]]}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Primate of New&nbsp;Zealand]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Uluʻilakepa, Sione|[[Sione Uluʻilakepa]]}}
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1965}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|11 March 2023}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|11 March 2023}}<ref name="ulu'ilakepa">{{cite news |last1=Mateboto |first1=Pauliasi |title=Ulu'ilakepa ordained as Bishop of Polynesia |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/uluilakepa-ordained-as-bishop-of-polynesia/ |access-date=11 May 2023 |work=Fiji Times |date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|South America|[[Anglican Church of South America]]}}
| {{sort|South America|The Presiding&nbsp;Bishop of South&nbsp;America}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Argentina
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Williams, Brian|[[Brian Williams (bishop)|Brian Williams]]}}<!--until retirement-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|8 November 2020}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|7 May 2023}}

|-
| {{sort|Jerusalem|[[Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East]]}}
| {{sort|Jerusalem|The President&nbsp;Bishop and Primate of the Church in Jerusalem}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem|Archbishop in Jerusalem]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Naoum, Hosam|[[Hosam Naoum]]}}<!--til ret?-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1974}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|14 June 2020}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|12 May 2023}}

|-
| {{sort|South East Asia|[[Church of the Province of South East Asia]]}}
| {{sort|South East Asia|The Archbishop of South&nbsp;East Asia}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Singapore
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Chung, Titus|[[Titus Chung]]}}<!--4 year term-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth based on age as of date|55|2020|10|19}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|18 October 2020}}<ref name="chung-consecration">{{cite news |last1=Wenxuan |first1=Alex |title=Titus Chung formally succeeds Rennis Ponniah as 10th Bishop of Singapore |url=https://saltandlight.sg/news/titus-chung-formally-succeeds-rennis-ponniah-as-10th-bishop-of-singapore/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=Salt & Light |date=18 October 2020}}</ref>
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|23 January 2024}}<ref name="chung-installation">{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Gracia |title=Bishop Titus Chung installed as the 7th Archbishop of the Province of the Anglican Church in South East Asia |url=https://saltandlight.sg/news/bishop-titus-chung-installed-as-the-7th-archbishop-of-the-province-of-the-anglican-church-in-south-east-asia/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=Salt & Light |date=23 January 2024}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Aotearoa|[[Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia|Anglican Church in Aotearoa,<br />New&nbsp;Zealand and Polynesia]]}}{{efn-lr|name=anzp}}
| {{sort|New Zealand|The Senior&nbsp;Bishop of the New&nbsp;Zealand&nbsp;Dioceses,}}<br />&nbsp;[[Primate of New&nbsp;Zealand]]<br />&nbsp;& [[Anglican Diocese of Wellington|Bishop of Wellington]] 
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Duckworth, Justin|[[Justin Duckworth]]}}<!--elected 2024, serves until resignation/retirement-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth year and age|1968}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|30 June 2012}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|22 May 2024}}<ref name="Duckworth-Primate">{{cite news |title=Synod welcomes Archbishop Justin |url=https://anglicantaonga.org.nz/news/general_synod/abp_justin |access-date=22 May 2024 |work=Anglican Taonga |date=22 May 2024}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Japan|[[Nippon Sei Ko Kai|Anglican Church in Japan]]}}
| {{sort|Japan|The Primate of Japan}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; [[Bishop of Okinawa]]
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Uehara, David Eisho|[[David Eisho Uehara]]}}<!--two-year term, renewable-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|7 September 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2013/09/japans-newest-bishop-consecrated.aspx |title=Japan's newest bishop consecrated |publisher=Anglican Communion News Service |date=2013-09-17 |accessdate=2024-06-26}}</ref>
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|30 May 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2024/06/a-new-primate-for-the-nskk-the-anglican-church-in-japan.aspx |title=A new primate for the NSKK |publisher=Anglican Communion News Service |date=2024-06-26 |accessdate=2024-06-26}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|United States of America|The [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church in the USA]]}}
| {{sort|United States of America|The [[Presiding Bishop#Episcopal Church in the USA|Presiding&nbsp;Bishop of the Episcopal&nbsp;Church]]}}
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Rowe, Sean Walter|[[Sean Rowe|Sean W. Rowe]]}}<!--a single 9y term: 1 Nov. 2024–1 Nov. 2033.-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1975|2|6|df=y}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|8 September 2007}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|1 November 2024}}

|-
| {{sort|Indian Ocean|[[Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean]]}}
| {{sort|Indian Ocean|The Archbishop of the Indian&nbsp;Ocean}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Fianarantsoa
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Rateloson Rakotondravelo, Gilbert|[[Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo]]}}<!--five year term, renewable until retirement age 65)-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|2003}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|14 December 2024}}

|-
| {{sort|Chile|[[Anglican Church of Chile]]}}
| {{sort|Chile|The Archbishop of the Anglican&nbsp;Church of Chile}}<br />&nbsp;& Bishop of the South of Chile
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Lago, Enrique|[[Enrique Lago]]}}<!--'til ret.-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|15 July 2018}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|12 January 2025}}

|-
| {{sort|Mozambique|[[Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola]]}}
| {{sort|Mozambique|The Presiding Bishop of IAMA<br/>&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Zambezia}}
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Msosa, Vicente|[[Vicente Msosa]]}}
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1981|2|18|df=y}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|25 February 2017}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|26 January 2025}}<ref name="IAMA">{{cite news |title=New primate installed for the Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola |url=https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/01/27/new-primate-installed-for-the-anglican-church-of-mozambique-and-angola/ |access-date=27 January 2025 |work=Episcopal News Service |date=27 January 2025}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|Philippines|[[Episcopal Church in the Philippines]]}}
| {{sort|Philippines|The Prime Bishop of the Philippines}}
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Poltic, Nestor|[[Nestor Poltic]]}}
| style="background:#fec;"| {{birth date and age|1967|10|27}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|1 May 2018}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|12 March 2025}}

|-
| {{sort|Canada|[[Anglican Church of Canada]]}}
| {{sort|The [[Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada]]<br />
| style="background:#fec;"| {{sort|Parker, Shane|[[Shane Parker (bishop)|Shane Parker]]}}<!--term: 3 years, until mandatory retirement at age 70 (in Parker's case, 28 May 2028)-->
| style="background:#fec;"| {{Birth date and age|1958|05|22}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|31 May 2020}}
| style="background:#dfc;"| {{dts|29 June 2025}}

|-
| {{sort|Papua New Guinea|[[Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea]]}}
| {{sort|Papua New Guinea|The Senior Bishop of Papua New Guinea<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Aipo Rongo}}<!--https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2020/05/weekly-news-summary-on-tuesday-5-may-2020.aspx PNG primate doesn't have a diocese.-->
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{sort|Ingen, Nathan|[[Nathan Ingen]]}}<!--til ret-->
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#eee;"| ''unknown''
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|11 May 2020}} (Acting)

|-
| {{sort|South India|[[Church of South India]]}}{{efn-lr|name=mod}}
| {{sort|South India|The Deputy Moderator of the Church of South&nbsp;India}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of [[Diocese of Karimnagar of the Church of South India|Karimnagar]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{sort|Mark, K. Reuben|[[K. Reuben Mark]]}}<!--serving on interim basis since Sept. 2023 court case invalidated reelection of previous moderator; new election to be held-->
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{birth date and age|1961|3|29|df=y}}
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|4 May 2015}}
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|5 September 2023}} (Acting)<ref name="reuben-mark">{{cite news |last1=Chandran |first1=Cynthia |title=Council demands invalidation of Rasalam's fellow office-bearers |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2023/Sep/09/council-demands-invalidation-of-rasalams-fellow-office-bearers-2613057.html |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 September 2023}}</ref>

|-
| {{sort|West Indies|[[Church in the Province of the West Indies]]}}
| {{sort|West Indies|The Senior Bishop of the Province of the West Indies}}<br />&nbsp;&amp; Bishop of Belize
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{sort|Wright, Philip|[[Philip S. Wright]]}}<!--'til retirement-->
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{birth date and age|1967|02|10|df=y}}
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|17 November 2005}}
| style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|1 January 2025}} (Acting)

|-
| {{sort|Wales|[[Church in Wales]]}}
| {{sort|Wales|The [[Archbishop of Wales]]}}
| style="background:#fcc;"| ''Vacant since {{dts|28 June 2025}}''<!--til ret.-->
| style="background: #FFCCCC; border-left: 2px solid white; border-left-style: hidden;" | <span style="display: none;">{{birth date and age|2000|1|17|df=y}}</span>
| style="background: #FFCCCC; border-left: 2px solid white; border-left-style: hidden;" | <span style="display: none;">{{dts|17 January 2038}}</span>
| style="background: #FFCCCC; border-left: 2px solid white; border-left-style: hidden;" | <span style="display: none;">{{dts|17 January 2038}}</span>
|}

== See also ==
*[[Anglican Communion]]
*[[List of current patriarchs]]

== Notes  ==
{{notelist-lr}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://anglicancommunion.org/communion/primates/biog/index.cfm Anglican Communion - Primates]
*[http://www.anglicanonline.org/ Anglican Online]

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[[Category:Lists of current religious leaders|Anglican primates]]
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