Vicar general
He was Rector of St Stephen's Savanna Grande, Trinidad from 1890 to 1901; Canon of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Trinidad from 1896 to 1903; and Archdeacon and Vicar general of Trinidad from 1896 to 1903.He was Archdeacon of Western Downs and a Canon of Brisbane Cathedral, Queensland from 1903 to 1908 when he was placed in charge of the Anglican congregations throughout Venezuela.