He was appointed bishop on 17 October 1986, serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu and as Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia. He was consecrated as bishop on 11 January 1987 at Gulu by Bishop
Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire†, Bishop of Gulu, assisted by Bishop
Cesare Asili†, of
Lira and Bishop
Frederick Drandua†, Bishop of Arua. On 8 February 1990 he was appointed bishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu, replacing Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire. He was appointed Bishop of Nebbi on 2 January 1999. He resigned as bishop on 8 February 2011. ==Illness and death==