Pope Paul VI appointed him as titular archbishop of Cesariana and appointed pro-nuncio to Holland on 22 July 1967.He became full Nuncio upon his consecration as a bishop in September of the same year .
Pope Paul VI appointed him as titular archbishop of Cesariana and appointed pro-nuncio to Holland on 22 July 1967 . 
 He was consecrated as a bishop in September of the same year .