On his return to England from his captivity, the king rewarded him by making him one of the administrators of the vacant bishopric of Durham.
This was a lucrative appointment as well as putting Philip in charge of a strategic location in Northern England.
[3] During the civil war at the end of John's reign, Philip remained loyal to the king and in early 1216 held Durham Castle against the rebels.
[1] When John was succeeded by his underage son Henry III, Philip continued to be sheriff and to serve as a royal official.
[3] Philip married Johanna, the daughter of Robert de Meinil early in John's reign.