The Chancellor of Renison University College is the titular head of the College. The Chancellor holds the power to confer honours and titles upon selected individuals.
At Renison, the Chancellor's academic robes are red with gold braiding.
| Jodey Porter | 2023- |
| Manfred Conrad | 2016-2023 |
| The Right Rev. D. Ralph Spence | 2008-2016 |
| H. Michael Burns | 2000-2008 |
| The Right Rev. Arthur D. Brown | 1994-2000 |
| W. Donald Bean | 1992-1994 |
| Colonel George E. Renison | 1986-1992 |
| The Right Rev. Morse C. Robinson | 1973-1986 |
| The Right Rev. Harold F.G. Appleyard | 1962-1973 |
| The Right Rev. George N. Luxton | 1959-1962 |