| Bishop Ordinaries of Sri Lanka (21) | Age | Date of
Birth |
 Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (88), Bishop emeritus of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) | 88 | 1936.12.09 |
| Bishop Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Emmanuel (86), Bishop emeritus of Jaffna (Sri Lanka) | 86 | 1938.07.13 |
| Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando (82), Bishop emeritus of Kandy (Sri Lanka) | 82 | 1942.08.06 |
| Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (79), Bishop emeritus of Badulla (Sri Lanka) | 79 | 1945.01.16 |
| Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv. (77), Bishop emeritus of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) | 77 | 1947.09.06 |
 Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) | 77 | 1947.11.15 |
 Bishop Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam (76), Bishop of Jaffna (Sri Lanka) | 76 | 1948.05.13 |
| Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando (76), Bishop emeritus of Mannar (Sri Lanka) | 76 | 1948.05.20 |
| Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (75), Bishop of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) | 75 | 1949.08.30 |
| Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (73), Bishop of Kurunegala (Sri Lanka) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka | 73 | 1951.06.09 |
| Bishop Joseph Ponniah (72), Bishop emeritus of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) | 72 | 1952.10.12 |
 Bishop Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva (71), Titular Bishop of Lesina and Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) | 71 | 1953.09.27 |
| Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (66), Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka) | 66 | 1958.05.21 |
| Bishop Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody (66), Titular Bishop of Mulli, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) and General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka | 66 | 1958.10.02 |
| Bishop Christian Noel Emmanuel (63), Bishop of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka | 63 | 1960.12.25 |
| Bishop Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe (62), Bishop of Galle (Sri Lanka) | 62 | 1962.08.31 |
| Bishop-elect Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai (59), Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka) | 59 | 1965.07.12 |
| Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (58), Titular Bishop of Materiana, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Apostolic Administrator of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) | 58 | 1966.09.23 |
| Bishop Peter Antony Wyman Croos (57), Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) | 57 | 1967.11.08 |
| Bishop Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya (55), Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka) | 55 | 1969.01.23 |
| Bishop Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva (54), Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka) | 54 | 1970.05.05 |
