He was Ordained a Priest in the Congregation of the Mission by Antony Padiyara on 6 January 1987.
He served as Parish Priest for Muniguda and Allada in Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur, Orissa, India from 1988 to 1990.
From year 1990 to 1993 he served minor seminary of Ambo, Ethiopia as a vice rector.
From 1993 to 1995 he held the office of the rector and professor at Vincentian major seminary in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
[5] He was Appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia, and Titular Bishop of Chullu on 28 June 2013.