He was ordained as a priest on 12 June 1954, when the Principal Consecrator was then-Bishop Basil Hume, future Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, along with Bishops Gerald Mahon and Victor Guazzelli.
He was ordained as a priest on 12 June 1954 by Cardinal Bernard Griffin. On 25 April 1977, he was consecrated Titular Bishop of Betagbarar, the Principal Consecrator being was Basil Cardinal Hume, along with Bishops Gerald Mahon and Victor Guazzelli.