He made his profession in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on 6 July 1867. He studied at the Catholic University of Leuven and was ordained to the presbyterate on 24 August 1890. He was subsequently appointed as professor of theology at Miranda de Ebro in Spain, from 1892 until 1894.
He joined the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on July 6, 1867. He studied at the Catholic University of Leuven and was ordained as a priest on August 24, 1890. He then became a theology professor at Miranda de Ebro in Spain from 1892 to 1894.