He said they would be treated as politicians and not spiritual leaders.
He was responding to an open letter published over Easter, in which they warned of a mass uprising unless free elections are held.
"Many people in Zimbabwe are angry, and their anger is now erupting into open revolt," the letter said.
Mr Mugabe, a Catholic, said he would have told the bishops they were talking "nonsense" if he had seen the letter in church.
"Once [the bishops] turn political, we regard them as no longer spiritual and our relations with them would be conducted as if we are dealing with political entities and this is quite a dangerous path they have chosen for themselves," he is reported as saying in The Herald newspaper.
I believe that the Catholic Church has a legitimate role in speaking about politics and this is a valid example. (5:00 PM)
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