After a curacy at Wanstead, he was Vicar of Bradninch then Tavistock before his appointment as Bishop of Bedford With the additional position of Archdeacon of St Albans in 1957.
After a curacy at Wanstead, he was Vicar of Bradninch then Tavistock before his appointment as Archdeacon of Bedford in 1956. A year later he was elevated to Bishop of Bedford with the additional position of Archdeacon of St Albans in 1957.