He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Newport and Menevia and Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis on 22 July 1873. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 29 September 1873, the principal consecrator was Archbishop (later Cardinal) Henry Edward Manning of Westminster, with bishops Brown and Chadwick as co-consecrators.
He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Newport and Menevia and Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis on July 22, 1873. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on September 29, 1873, with Archbishop Henry Edward Manning of Westminster as the principal consecrator, alongside bishops Brown and Chadwick.