He avoided significant expansion of the Diocese of London during his tenure, having inherited debt from the construction of St. Peter's Cathedral and overseeing a decline in the local Catholic population from 70,000 in 1890 to 60,000 in 1899.
He deliberately avoided significant growth of the Diocese of London during his time as head, saddled with debt from the construction of St. Peter's Cathedral and confronted by a decline in the local Catholic population, which decreased from 70,000 in 1890 to 60,000 in 1899.