He was elected Suffragan Bishop of Damaraland in 1977 and was consecrated a bishop at Westminster Abbey, London, on 15 January 1978 by Edward Knapp-Fisher (Canon and Archdeacon of Westminster, Assistant Bishop of London), acting under commission from the Archbishop of Cape Town, assisted by the Bishop of Damaraland-in-exile, the Assistant Bishop of Damaraland, and others.
He was elected Suffragan Bishop of Damaraland in 1977 and was consecrated a bishop at Westminster Abbey, London, on January 15th, 1978 by Edward Knapp-Fisher (Canon and Archdeacon of Westminster, Assistant Bishop of London), acting under commission from the Archbishop of Cape Town, assisted by the Bishop of Damaraland-in-exile, the Assistant Bishop of Damaraland, and others.