| 1887-1904 | Bishop Robert Machray |
| 1904-1908 | [ No successor was appointed by the Government ] |
| 1908-1934 | Reverend Samuel P. Matheson |
| 1934-1944 | Mr. John W. Dafoe |
| 1944-1952 | Mr. Justice Andrew K. Dysart |
| 1952-1959 | Dr. Victor Sifton |
| 1959-1968 | Mr. Justice Samuel Freedman |
| 1968-1974 | Dr. Peter D. Curry |
| 1974-1977 | Honourable Mr. Richard S. Bowles |
| 1977-1986 | Dr. Isabel G. Auld, C.M. |
| 1986-1992 | Dr. Henry E. Duckworth, O.C. |
| 1992-2001 | Dr. Arthur V. Mauro, O.C., O.M. |
| 2001-2009 | Dr. William Norrie, C.M. |