 On December 18, 1922 he was ordained a priest by the then Metropolitan Bishop of Hydra and Spetses Procopius.Two days later, he was ordained a bishop by the then Metropolitan Bishops of Fthiotida Ambrosius and Syros Athanasius, and was appointed Metropolitan Bishop of Kythera and Antikythera.On January 15, 1935, he was transferred to the Metropolis of Larissa and Platamon from where he was appointed Archbishop of Athens and All Greece on March 29, 1956, succeeding Archbishop Spyridon.