ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn hiː mˈuːvd tə ðə jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə juːkɹˈeɪniən ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə jˌuːˌoʊsˈiː ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ðˈɛn hˈɛdᵻd baɪ bˈɪʃəp bˈoʊdən ˌɛsˈeɪtʃpˈaɪlkə.
In 1949 he moved to the USA and joined the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America (UOC in America), then headed by Bishop Bohdan (Shpyl'ka).