Until 1920 the Welsh church was part of the Church of England and under the metropolitical jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury. |
In addition, there are six extraprovincial churches, five of which are under the metropolitical authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. |
In 1974, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave over his metropolitical authority for the dioceses of the Southern Cone and in 1981, the new province was formed. |
Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury. |