▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Father - Super ior ▁of ▁the ▁D orm ition ▁P och ay iv ▁Lav ra . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ch ern iv t si ▁and ▁B uk ov yna ▁by ▁Metropolitan ▁Phil aret ▁( Den ys en ko ) ▁at ▁the ▁St ▁Vol od ym yr ' s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁K iev . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁On uf ri y ▁signed ▁ ▁a ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁bishop ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁to ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Moscow ▁and ▁All ▁Russia ▁Alex y ▁II ▁with ▁the ▁requirement ▁to ▁provide ▁auto ce phal ous ▁Church ▁in ▁Ukraine , ▁and ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁by ▁Metropolitan ▁Phil aret ▁( Den ys en ko ) ▁to ▁I vano - Fran k iv sk ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁was ▁restored ▁by ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ch ern iv t si , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁dioc ese ▁for ▁ 2 3 ▁years . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁arch bishop ▁and ▁appointed ▁a ▁permanent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁church . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 0