 During this time, he was also an honorary curate of St James the Great, Ruscombe in the Diocese of Oxford, Church of England.His appointment as Bishop of Winchester was announced on 6 September 2011 and he legally became bishop with the confirmation of his election on 20 December 2011, ahead of his 25 January consecration by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.His installation at Winchester Cathedral was on 21 April and he was introduced in the House of Lords on 26 March.