ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən baɪ ðə dᵻkɹˈiː ʌv hɪz ɛpˈɑːɹkɪəl bˈɪʃəp, mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən nˈaɪkədˌɪm ɹˈʌsnæk, vˈælɚɹˌɪi kˈʌdɹɪˌækɑːv æz ɐ səpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ʌv ˌɔːɾoʊsˈɛfələs stˈæɾəs ʌvðə juːkɹˈeɪniən tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz bˈænd fɹʌm ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ ˌɛni tʃˈɜːtʃ æktˈɪvᵻɾi ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˌɛni pɹˈiːstli fˈʌŋkʃən ɪn pˈʌblɪk.
In 1987 by the decree of his eparchial bishop, Metropolitan Nykodym (Rusnak), Valeriy Kudriakov as a supporter of autocephalous status of the Ukrainian Church was banned from undertaking any church activity and performing any priestly function in public.