He entered the nearby monastery of Mar Buqtur on the left bank of the Nile before succeeding Gabriel as bishop of the fortified city of Qus.[2][3] In 1371–1372, he took part in the consecration and enthronement of Timothy as bishop of Qasr Ibrim.[3][4] In 1374, during the patriarchate of Gabriel IV, he took part in the concoction of the chrism (myron) and wrote a description of the Upper Egyptian rite.[2][3]