He was ordained priest for the eparchy of Thamarassery by Bishop Sebastian Mankuzhikary on 26 December 1987.Sometimes dated 12 December He was appointed as secretary to the bishop and then he was given a mission as the parish priest of St. Mary's Church, Abhayagiri, Valayam in 1988. Then he was sent for his licentiate in canon law in Bangalore. In the year 1991 he was appointed as the vice rector and assistant judicial vicar and in 1992, vice chancellor of the diocese. In 1993 he was appointed the parish priest of St. George's Church, Thalayad and then to St. Thomas Church, Theyyappara. In 1996 he was appointed at St. Sebastian's Church, Karingad as vicar. Meanwhile, he secured a master's degree in English Literature. In 1997 he went for Rome for higher studies and secured doctorate in canon law from Holy Cross University in 2000. Returning to the eparchy he served as Bishop's Secretary, Chancellor and Consultor of the Eparchy, Secretary of the Presbyteral Council, Secretary of Priest Provident Fund and General Secretary of the Pastoral Council from 2000. He was the judicial vicar of the eparchy from 2006.
