In 1911 he was banned, due to a conflict with Rasputin; in 1912 he became bishop in Astrakhan; in 1913 he was created bishop in Poltava.
In 1911 he was banned, due to a conflict with Rasputin and Alexandra Fyodorovna (Alix of Hesse). In 1912 he was appointed as bishop in Astrakhan; in 1913 he was created bishop in Poltava.