At the same time, the church was promoted to a parish curacy.
He held the curacy till 1835, when he became the vicar.
It also noted a perpetual curacy, with a net income of 50.
The school started with just six students, initially catering for those graduates who were aiming to obtain town curacies.
These are generally more junior clergy, who in a parish church would be serving a curacy.
Under his curacy, the church and convent was moved to its present location in 1790, after which construction began.
There are few historical records of his activities in those curacies.
In 1678, he had obtained an edict from the king stating that permanent curacies will be set up in the colony.
