ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ʌv ˈɛlvˈaɪv ænd tˈɜːnɑːpəl nˈɪkələs jˈuːɹɪk ɔːɹdˈeɪnd kˈʌdɹɪˌækɑːv təbi ɐ sˈɛlᵻbət dˈiːkən, ænd ɔnðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ hiː wʌz ɔːɹdˈeɪnd æz ɐ pɹˈiːst.
On June 27, 1981 Metropolitan of Lviv and Ternopil Nicholas (Yurik) ordained Kudryakov to be a celibate deacon, and on the next day he was ordained as a priest.