Even as he was raised to the episcopal rank, he remained a lowly servant of the Gospel.

He did, however, assert his episcopal rank by going into Mercia and even Kent to ordain priests.

After his death in 1986, Father Alexander Nadson was appointed Apostolic Visitator, but not, at his own request, raised to episcopal rank.

No cassock or cope or other ecclesiastical accoutrement proclaimed his episcopal rank.

He held this position until, on 5 September 1679, he was elevated to episcopal rank, having been selected as the new Bishop of Argyll.

He was the first priest honored with the episcopal rank while holding the general secretary office.

Until the setting up of the Patriarchates in 325, Metropolitan was the highest episcopal rank in the Christian church.

Before the establishment of patriarchs (beginning in AD 325), metropolitan was the highest episcopal rank in the Eastern rites of the Church.

It was no surprise that, only two years later, he rose to episcopal rank, obtaining crown nomination to the vacant diocese of Moray on 21 July 1623.

He was buried in the same place at the episcopal rank.