| Bishop Ordinaries of South Africa (40) | Age | Date of
Birth |
 Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I. (87), Bishop emeritus of Klerksdorp (South Africa) | 87 | 1924.07.31 |
| Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. (87), Bishop emeritus of Pietersburg (South Africa) | 87 | 1924.08.23 |
| Bishop Fritz Lobinger (83), Bishop emeritus of Aliwal (South Africa) | 83 | 1929.01.22 |
| Bishop Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M. (83), Bishop emeritus of Dundee (South Africa) | 83 | 1929.03.18 |
| Bishop Hubert Bucher (80), Bishop emeritus of Bethlehem (South Africa) | 80 | 1931.06.21 |
 Archbishop George Francis Daniel (78), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pretoria (South Africa), Military Ordinary emeritus of South African Defence Force (South Africa) | 78 | 1933.04.23 |
| Bishop Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I. (78), Bishop emeritus of De Aar (South Africa) | 78 | 1933.05.13 |
| Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. (78), Bishop emeritus of Kimberley (South Africa) | 78 | 1933.10.13 |
| Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. (78), Bishop emeritus of Tzaneen (South Africa) | 78 | 1934.03.10 |
| Bishop Edward Robert Adams (77), Bishop emeritus of Oudtshoorn (South Africa) | 77 | 1934.05.24 |
| Archbishop Lawrence Patrick Henry (77), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cape Town (South Africa) | 77 | 1934.07.27 |
| Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (75), Bishop emeritus of Queenstown (South Africa) | 75 | 1936.08.20 |
| Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (74), Bishop emeritus of Polokwane (South Africa) | 74 | 1938.02.28 |
 Bishop Reginald Michael Cawcutt (73), Titular Bishop of Egabro, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cape Town (South Africa) | 73 | 1938.10.23 |
| Bishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu (73), Bishop emeritus of Umzimkulu (South Africa) | 73 | 1939.03.11 |
 Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa) | 71 | 1941.03.08 |
 Bishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve (70), Bishop of Klerksdorp (South Africa) | 70 | 1941.05.31 |
 Bishop Barry Wood, O.M.I. (69), Titular Bishop of Babra, Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (South Africa) | 69 | 1942.06.13 |
 Archbishop William Slattery, O.F.M. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Pretoria (South Africa), Archbishop Military Ordinary of South African Defence Force (South Africa) | 68 | 1943.09.06 |
| Archbishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa) | 68 | 1944.01.27 |
| Bishop Kevin Dowling, C.SS.R. (68), Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa) | 68 | 1944.02.14 |
| Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. (65), Bishop of Witbank (South Africa) | 65 | 1946.08.28 |
| Archbishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (65), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pretoria (South Africa), Military Ordinary emeritus of South African Defence Force (South Africa) | 65 | 1947.02.05 |
| Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwana (64), Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa) | 64 | 1947.10.13 |
| Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Johannesburg (South Africa), President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S.A.C.B.C.) | 64 | 1947.12.26 |
| Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr. (64), Bishop of Bethlehem (South Africa) | 64 | 1948.01.07 |
| Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I. (63), Bishop of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa) | 63 | 1949.01.06 |
| Bishop Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia (60), Bishop of Oudtshoorn (South Africa) | 60 | 1951.06.11 |
| Bishop Graham Rose (60), Bishop of Dundee (South Africa) | 60 | 1951.12.23 |
| Bishop Peter Holiday (60), Bishop of Kroonstad (South Africa) | 60 | 1952.01.11 |
| Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (57), Bishop of Eshowe (South Africa) | 57 | 1954.07.02 |
| Bishop Michael Wüstenberg (57), Bishop of Aliwal (South Africa) | 57 | 1954.07.19 |
| Bishop João Noé Rodrigues (57), Bishop of Tzaneen (South Africa) | 57 | 1955.03.08 |
| Bishop Abel Gabuza (57), Bishop of Kimberley (South Africa) | 57 | 1955.03.23 |
| Archbishop Stephen Brislin (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa) | 55 | 1956.09.24 |
| Bishop Adam Leszek Musialek, S.C.I. (54), Bishop of De Aar (South Africa) | 54 | 1957.05.09 |
| Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako (52), Bishop of Queenstown (South Africa) | 52 | 1959.09.06 |
| Bishop Stanislaw Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. (51), Bishop of Umzimkulu (South Africa) | 51 | 1960.04.27 |
| Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka (51), Bishop of Mthatha (South Africa) | 51 | 1960.04.27 |
| Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. (50), Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma (South Africa), Titular Bishop of Maturba | 50 | 1961.05.08 |
