Ordained Bishop | Years | Name | Current Title |
| Most Senior |
| 3 Aug 1975 |
| Archbishop George Francis Daniel | Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria |
| 5 Nov 1977 |
| Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 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 Emeritus of Durban |
| 16 Jul 1983 |
| Bishop Edward Robert Adams | Bishop Emeritus of Oudtshoorn |
| 23 Mar 1985 |
| Manuel Cardinal Monteiro de Castro | Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia |
| 27 Jan 1991 |
| Bishop Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.Ss.R. | Bishop Emeritus of Rustenburg |
| 1 May 1992 |
| Bishop Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I. | Bishop Emeritus of De Aar |
| 19 Feb 1994 |
| Archbishop William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M. | Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria |
| 10 Apr 1999 |
| Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. | Archbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg |
| 6 Aug 2000 |
| Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane | Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill |
| 14 Oct 2000 |
| Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I. | Bishop of Keimoes-Upington |
| Most Junior |
| 16 Feb 2025 |
| Bishop Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia | Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal |
| 3 Jun 2023 |
| Bishop Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I. | Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma |
| 27 May 2023 |
| Bishop Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi | Auxiliary Bishop of Durban |
| 3 Sep 2022 |
| Bishop Masilo John Selemela | Auxiliary Bishop of Pretoria |
| 11 Jun 2022 |
| Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. | Bishop of Kokstad |
| 26 Feb 2022 |
| Bishop Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I. | Bishop of Mariannhill |
| 29 May 2021 |
| Bishop Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa, S.A.C. | Bishop of Queenstown |
| 27 Feb 2021 |
| Bishop Robert Mogapi Mphiwe | Bishop of Rustenburg |
| 8 Aug 2020 |
| Bishop Noel Andrew Rucastle | Bishop of Oudtshoorn |
| 18 Jul 2020 |
| Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński | Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa |
| 15 Feb 2020 |
| Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito | Bishop of Aliwal |
| 25 Aug 2019 |
| Bishop Sylvester Anthony John David, O.M.I. | Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad} |