 He was appointed by the Holy See an Apostolic Administrator of Križevci on 1950 and two years later, on 23 February 1952 also was named as titular bishop of Severiana.He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 27 April 1952.The principal consecrator was Archbishop Josip Ujčić, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Josip Lach and Bishop Stjepan Bäuerlein in Zagreb.