Shortly after that he was made mayor or administrator of the county.

Due to the declining health of Bishop John Anthony Forest, he was made apostolic administrator of the diocese on May 18, 1910.

He was also asked to make Odoacer a Patrician, and administrator of Italy in Zeno's name.

Sun Jian was then made administrator of Changsha.

He was later made vicar general (1892) and apostolic administrator (1894) for the diocese.

Following Browne's death, his widow Mary was made administrator of his estate on November 11, 1633.

In an effort to quell the unrest, Emir Faisal was made king and administrator of the country.

Culpeper was made administrator of the Isle of Wight which involved little administration but did add to his wealth.

He was made full general administrator in 1946, and resigned in 1947 after just under a year's service.

In 1933, he was made administrator of the Church in Iraq and the Middle East.