In the course of deaconate reform, the deaconate moved to Hirschlanden in Rosenberg. Shortly after his elevation to the deaconate, he was promoted further to archbishop of Thessalonica. On the following day Fr Joasaph was ordained to the deaconate. He was ordained to the deaconate in June 1958 and to the priesthood in 1959. However, some Native deaconate students had difficulties in adjusting to classroom settings and textbooks. The following year Bishop John Johns ordained him to a Bruton Parish deaconate.