 His 23-year administration is considered one of the greatest at Douay 

English speaking Catholics had long relied upon the 1582 Rheims translation of the New Testament.However, changes in the English language since the Elizabethan era caused the need for an updated text.An Irish Catholic priest, Cornelius Nary (1658-1738) had produced a new translation of the New Testament with editions in 1718 and 1719.