 Perry was given the titular diocese of Lead on May 5, 1998.After his consecration as a bishop on June 29, 1998, Bishop Perry was appointed the episcopal vicar for Vicariate VI of the Archdiocese of Chicago, serving Cardinal Francis George, OMI the Archbishop of Chicago.In 2010, Bishop Perry was named by Cardinal Francis George to be the Diocesan Postulator for the sainthood cause of Fr.