2 , ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁a ▁priest ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁in ▁Tr inity ▁Church , ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Cal v ary ▁Church ▁in ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁chap lain ▁at ▁Hob art ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁till ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁became ▁assistant ▁minister ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁Church ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁till ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Epis cop acy ▁Ne ely ▁was ▁elected ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Maine ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁in ▁Tr inity ▁Church ▁by ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop ▁John ▁Henry ▁Hop kins . ▁Upon ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁Maine ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁re ctor ▁of ▁St ▁Luke ' s ▁parish . ▁He ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁c athedral ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Luke ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁c athedral ▁however ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁instead . ▁Upon ▁its ▁completion ▁St ▁Luke ' s ▁C athedral ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Ne ely ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 7 7