ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː hiː wʌz tˈɑːnʒɚd wɪððə nˈeɪm mɛθˈoʊdɪəs ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɐpˈɑːsəl mɛθˈoʊdɪəs, slævˈɑːnɪk tˈiːtʃɚ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.
In 1993 he was tonsured with the name Methodius (after the Apostle Methodius, Slavonic teacher (869)).