 In April 1001 he was appointed a presbyter and a cardinal.In June 1002 he was sent as an imperial legate to the Synod of Pöhlde to mediate between the claims of Bernard, Bishop of Hildesheim, and Willigis, Archbishop of Mainz, concerning the control of the abbey of Gandersheim.In the fall of that year he was elected Archbishop of Ravenna (before 22 November).