ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən hiː lˈɛft fɔːɹ kˈænədə wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈɛzᵻdənt hˈaɪɚɹɑːɹk ʌvðə juːkɹˈeɪniən ɡɹˈiːk ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ jˈuːɡɑːk æz ɐn ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp ʌv wˈɪnᵻpˌɛɡ.
In 1947 he left for Canada where he was elected the first resident hierarch of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church (UGOC) as an archbishop of Winnipeg.