Hogg was elected Bishop of Albany in 1974, for which he expressed surprise.History of the Albany Episcopal Diocese. Retrieved January 6, 2009.The Episcopal Church Annual (2004 Morehouse Publishing), , found at Google Books website. Retrieved January 6, 2009.Another source states the year as 1973, but this is probably mistaken; see St. Luke's Saranac Lake website History page. Retrieved January 6, 2009. He was consecrated and installed that year in the cathedra in the choir at the Cathedral of All Saints, as the 6th Bishop of Albany. Erastus Corning 2nd, the mayor of Albany at the time, attended his consecration liturgy.Albany Institute collections website Papers of Erastus Corning. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
