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.
On July 22, 1873, he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Newport and Menevia and Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on September 29, 1873, with Archbishop Henry Edward Manning of Westminster serving as the principal consecrator, alongside bishops Brown and Chadwick.