- 1911-1913
- The Most Revd Henry Lowther Clarke (Anglican)
- 1914-1915
- The Revd Dr John Laurence Rentoul (Presbyterian)
- 1916-1917
- The Rt Revd Thomas Henry Armstrong (Anglican)
- 1918-1919
- The Revd Dr Edward Holdsworth Sugden (Methodist)
- 1920-1921
- The Revd John Mathew (Presbyterian)
- 1921-1923
- The Most Revd Harrington Clare Lees (Anglican)
- 1924-1925
- The Revd Prof William Henry Holdsworth (Baptist)
- 1926-1927
- The Revd Prof Arthur Edward Albiston (Methodist)
- 1928-1929
- The Rt Revd Thomas Henry Armstrong (Anglican)
- 1930-1931
- The Revd James Shaw Griffith (Congregational)
- 1932-1933
- The Revd Dr A Law (Anglican)
- 1934-1935
- The Revd W Borland (Presbyterian)
- 1936-1937
- The Revd Prof Arthur Edward Albiston (Methodist)
- 1938
- The Revd Prof J Gillies (Presbyterian)
- 1939
- The Most Revd Frederick Waldegrave Head (Anglican)
- 1940-1941
- The Revd J W Grove (Methodist)
- 1942-1943
- The Rt Revd Donald Baker (Anglican)
- 1944-1945
- The Revd James Douglas Northey (Congregational)
- 1946
- The Revd Prof George Calvert Barber (Methodist)
- 1947-1948
- The Revd Prof A J Grigg (Baptist)
- 1949-1950
- The Revd D F Mitchell (Presbyterian)
- 1951-1952
- The Rt Revd J McKie (Anglican)
- 1953-1954
- The Revd Dr Alfred Harold Wood (Methodist)
- 1955-1956
- The Revd Prof D S Hopkirk (Presbyterian)
- 1957-1958
- The Revd James Douglas Northey (Congregational)
- 1959-1960
- The Very Revd Stuart Barton Babbage (Anglican)
- 1961-1962
- The Revd Prof D Mervyn Himbury (Baptist)
- 1964-1965
- The Revd Prof Norman Lade (Methodist)
- 1965
- The Revd Dr J Davis McCaughey (Presbyterian)
- 1966-1967
- The Rt Revd Felix R Arnott (Anglican)
- 1968-1969
- The Revd Dr Harold F Leatherland (Congregational)
- 1970-1971
- The Revd Prof D Mervyn Himbury (Baptist)
- 1972
- The Revd G T Inglis (Methodist)
- 1973
- The Revd Prof Robert A Anderson AM (Presbyterian)
- 1974-1975
- Prof Robin Lorimer Sharwood AM (Anglican)
- 1976-1977
- The Very Revd Dr Austin Cooper omi AM (Catholic)
- 1978-1979
- The Revd Dr K R Bowes (Churches of Christ)
- 1980-1981
- The Rt Revd James Alexander Grant (Anglican)
- 1982-1983
- The Revd Prof Norman J Young (Uniting Church)
- 1984-1985
- The Revd Dr Anthony J Kelly CSsR (Catholic)
- 1986-1987
- The Revd Dr William Tabbernee (Churches of Christ)
- 1987-1989
- The Revd Dr Richard W A McKinney (Anglican)
- 1989-1990
- The Revd Prof Ian Breward (Uniting Church)
- 1991-1992
- The Revd Dr Norman M Ford sdb (Catholic)
- 1993-1995
- The Revd Prof Kenneth R Manley (Baptist)
- 1995-1997
- The Revd Dr Norman G Curry AM (Anglican)
- 1997-1999
- The Revd Prof Graeme M Griffin (Uniting Church)
- 2000-2001
- The Revd Dr Brendan J Byrne sj (Catholic)
- 2002-2003
- The Rt Revd Andrew W Curnow (Anglican)
- 2004-2005
- The Revd Merrill Kitchen OAM (Churches of Christ)
- 2006-2007
- The Revd Prof Christiaan Mostert (Uniting Church)
- 2008-2009
- The Revd Prof Frank Rees (Baptist)
- 2010-2011
- The Revd Dr Terence Curtin (Catholic)
