Bishop of Monmouth
The diocese is one of two new ones founded in 1921 when the Church in Wales became independent of the established Church of England . The most recent bishop was Richard Pain , who had previously been the Archdeacon of Monmouth before being elected Bishop of Monmouth . The previous bishop was Dominic Walker OGS , previously area Bishop of Reading in the Church of England and who retired on 30 June 2013 . The Diocese of Monmouth has also produced a number of Archbishops of Wales , most notably Rowan Williams , who was subsequently appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002 - the first Welsh bishop to hold that post since the English Reformation in the 16th century . 
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