In 1997, he was appointed Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria by Patriarch Petros VII to assist him at the outset of his Patriarchate and after ten months he was elected as Metropolitan of Cameroon.
Pada 1997 ia dilantik menjadi Vikaris Patriarkal Aleksandria oleh Patriark Petros VII untuk membantunya di luar Patriarkatnya dan setelah sepuluh bulan ia terpilih sebagai Metropolitan Kamerun.