 During his studies at Rome, George wrote an account of his conversion from the Protestant to the Catholic faith that was published in the Catholic journals, and finally he was ordained deacon in January 1832, and on the feast of St Augustine of Canterbury, 28 May of that same year, he was ordained a priest.In August 1832 George returned to England to act as a curate to a church in Walsall where he was given particular care of a chapel in West Bromwich.Here he opened three schools, gave lectures on religion and made many converts, as well as his usual activities in the parish.