[2] In September 1947, Head became a staff member of the archdiocesan Catholic Charities Family Service Department.

[2] He served an assistant pastor at St. Veronica's Parish in Greenwich Village, New York City, for 17 years while he worked at Catholic Charities.

[2] On October 15, 1966, Head was appointed executive director and secretary of Catholic Charities by Cardinal Terence Cooke.

[1][2][4][3][5] Fundraising for Catholic Charities increased by an extreme degree under Head's leadership in the Diocese, including the year of his retirement.

[4] Many of these endeavors include the Religious Education Coordinators Council; the Priests' Retirement Board; the Center for Church Vocations; the Western New York Catholic Hospital Health Care Council; the Peace and Justice Commission; the Office of Vicar for Religious; and the Permanent Diaconate Program.

[4] Additional efforts included the Office of Vicar for Campus Ministry; the Organist Enrichment Program; the Diocesan Marian Commission; the Office of Vicar for the Central City; Daybreak Productions; the Catholic Charities Parish Outreach Program; the Little Portion Friary; the Pope John Paul II Residence; the Agenda for the 80's; the Diocesan Radio Studio; and the Lay Ministry Advisory Board.

[4] Further endeavors created and/or supervised by Head included the consolidation of the Catholic Education Department; the Renew Program; the Office of Church Ministry; the relocation and consolidation of Diocesan Offices in the Catholic Center; the Office of Black Ministry; the Hispanic Apostolate; the Commission on Women in the Church and Society; the Department of Pro-Life Activities; the New Visions Commission for Pastoral Planning; the reorganization of 10 Central City parishes; and others.

[2][6] Pope John Paul II accepted Head's petition to retire as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in April 1995.