Ordained Bishop | Years | Name | Current Title |
| Most Senior |
| 15 Nov 1970 |
| Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia |
| 11 May 1972 |
| Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. | Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley |
| 3 Aug 1975 |
| Archbishop George Francis Daniel | Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria |
| 14 Sep 1975 |
| Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. | Bishop Emeritus of Pietersburg |
| 27 Mar 1977 |
| Bishop Hubert Bucher | Bishop Emeritus of Bethlehem |
| 5 Nov 1977 |
| Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa |
| 14 May 1978 |
| Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I. | Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp |
| 28 Feb 1981 |
| Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier, O.F.M. | Archbishop of Durban |
| 16 Jul 1983 |
| Bishop Edward Robert Adams | Bishop Emeritus of Oudtshoorn |
| 28 Apr 1984 |
| Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. | Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown |
| 30 Sep 1984 |
| Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. | Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen |
| 23 Mar 1985 |
| Manuel Cardinal Monteiro de Castro | Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia |
| Most Junior |
| 6 Aug 2011 |
| Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako | Bishop of Queenstown |
| 25 Jun 2011 |
| Bishop Peter Holiday | Bishop of Kroonstad |
| 19 Mar 2011 |
| Bishop Abel Gabuza | Bishop of Kimberley |
| 17 Jul 2010 |
| Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia | Bishop of Oudtshoorn |
| 18 Apr 2010 |
| Bishop João Noé Rodrigues | Bishop of Tzaneen |
| 31 Jan 2010 |
| Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. | Bishop of Witbank |
| 24 Sep 2009 |
| Bishop Adam Leszek Musialek, S.C.I. | Bishop of De Aar |
| 18 Apr 2009 |
| Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. | Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma |
| 28 Mar 2009 |
| Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr. | Bishop of Bethlehem |
| 14 Mar 2009 |
| Bishop Stanislaw Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. | Bishop of Umzimkulu |
| 30 Aug 2008 |
| Bishop Thomas Graham Rose | Bishop of Dundee |
| 7 Jun 2008 |
| Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo | Bishop of Eshowe |