ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɹᵻlˈiːst fɹʌm hɪz ɛkskəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən, hiː bɪkˌeɪm bˈɪʃəp ʌv lˈiːdʒ, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ˈɔːlmoʊst æz sˈɛkjʊlɚli ɪmpˈoːɹtənt æz ðæt ʌv mˈeɪnts.
In 1167, already released from his excommunication, he became bishop of Liège, a position almost as secularly important as that of Mainz.