Clergy Experience
In 1977 he took his monastic vows and was awarded the title of Archimandrite. Later this year, by the decision of the Holy Synod of Moscow Patriarchate, he became a bishop of Zhitomir and Ovruch. In 1989 he was released from management of the diocese on the basis of health problems and granted a leave of absence. In the same year he left the clergy of the Moscow Patriarchate he created the Ukrainian Autocephalic Apostolic Orthodox Church. He became Primate of this jurisdiction.
In 1992 he was excluded from the clergy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, where he repented and submitted an application on returning to the Moscow Patriarchate. But, before the decision was made on his behalf, Metropolitan Ioann changed his mind and recalled his petition. Instead, he joined the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate and was appointed as Metropolitan of Drahobych and Sambor. Later he would be appointed Metropolitan of Lutsk and Volyn.
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