He was confirmed in the Episcopal faith at 16 years old, and his father at the occasion gave him three gifts, a Bible, a pen and a hoe.
He has served as cathedral dean, archdeacon and diocesan secretary, before being elected the second bishop of the Diocese of Maridi in 2001.
He was elected Archbishop and Primate of the Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan at the House of Bishops meeting at All Saints Cathedral, Juba, on 20 January 2018.
He won narrowly the election against Abraham Yel Nhial, Bishop of the Diocese of Aweil, with 80 votes against 79, for a ten-year term.
The election was approved by the House of Bishops, with his enthronement taking place in All Saints Cathedral on 22 April 2018.