In 829, Wolfleoz attended the synod in Mainz that was convened by Louis the Pious.
In 835, he was co-consecratorof the monastery basilica in Saint Gall built under Abbot Gozbert.
[1] He tried to further strengthen his powerful position by allocating monastery offices to laity who were loyal to him.
For this reason, the monks of Saint Gall decided to turn to Emperor Louis the Pious with a complaint that initiated the gradual detachment of the Abbey of Saint Gall from the Bishopric of Konstanz.
In 816, the convent freely elected Gozbert Abbot of Saint Gall.