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In 1909, he was ordained deacon and priest in 1910. The same year he became the vice rector of the Rizarion Seminary, until 1917. In the 1918-1919 academi year, he studied in Oxford on a scholarship.
In 1921, he was called by Metropolitan [[Meletios IV (Metaxakis) of Constantinople|Meletios (Metaxakis)]], who later became Ecumenical Patriarch, to America, where served several Greek parishes ([[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America]]). He served at [[Holy Trinity Church (San Francisco, California)|Holy Trinity Church]] in San Francisco, California for 1921 to 1927. After he was named vicar general of the Archdiocese of America.
In 1937, he was appointed rector of "Holy Cross" Institute of Theology in Brookline (Boston)
