ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː hiː tˈʊk hɪz mənˈæstɪk vˈaʊz ænd ðˈɛn wʌz ɔːɹdˈeɪnd bˈɪʃəp ʌv pˈɛɹaɪˌæslæv ænd sˈɪtʃɪslˌæv baɪ ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp ʌv ˈɛlvˈaɪv pˈɛtɹoʊ pˈɛtɹəs.
In 1993 he took his monastic vows and then was ordained bishop of Pereyaslav and Sicheslav by Archbishop of Lviv Petro (Petrus).