in 1958 he was named suffragan bishop of newark and received an honorary doctorate of divinity from kenyon. he was presented to his consecration by bishops frederick j. warnecke and james p. dewolfe. his duties included oversight of the churches in bergen, passaic, warren, and sussex counties. he also was in charge of the diocese's promotion, education, youth, urban work, social work, and laymen's work organizations.