 He served as such until 1911, when he was appointed Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin.In 1915 he was appointed Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, serving until 1919.A prolific scholar, in many fields, including Church history, theology and philosophy, he was the president of the Royal Irish Academy from 1916 to 1921 and Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1919 to 1927.