This was followed in 1918 to a Canonry of Westminster and finally, in 1924, to the Bishopric of Birmingham, an office he held until 1952 when he had to retire on account of ill-health.
Ito ay sinundan sa 1918 sa isang kategoryang kanoniko ng Westminster at sa wakas, noong 1924, sa titulo ng obispo ng Quezon, ng isang opisina siya hawak hanggang 1952 kung kailan siya had upang lumikom sa account ng sama-kalusugan.