ɪnˈɪʃəli kˈɑːnsɪkɹˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ bˈɪʃəp ʌvðə juːkɹˈeɪniən ˌɔːɾoʊsˈɛfələs ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ baɪ bˈɪʃəp ˈaɪoʊn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, vˈɑːlədˌɪmɚ bɪkˌeɪm wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaʊndɚz ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd juːkɹˈeɪniən ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
Initially consecrated as a bishop of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church by bishop Ioan in 1990, Volodymyr became one of the founders of the united Ukrainian Orthodox Church in June 1992.