Mello was ordained a deacon on June 2, 2007, and a priest on January 12, 2008. After serving as associate rector of
Christ Church, Cambridge, for two years, he was appointed rector of
St. Paul's Church in
Brookline, Massachusetts, in 2009. From 2008 to 2017 he was also an adjunct professor at Episcopal Divinity School. In May 2022 Mello was elected
Bishop of Connecticut and consecrated on 15 October 2022. ==Family==