In 1913 he undertook theological studies at the University of Innsbruck and on 28 August 1915 he was ordained a priest by the Greek Catholic Bishop of Križevci, Croatia, Eparch Dionisije Njaradi, while he studied. After finishing them in 1919 returned to Ukraine to settle in the Holy Dormition Lavra, currently in Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast.
He initiated theological studies at the University of Innsbruck in 1913 and was consecrated a priest by Bishop Dionisije Njaradi of Križevci, Croatia, on August 28, 1915, during his academic pursuits. Following graduation in 1919, he returned to Ukraine to establish himself in the Holy Dormition Lavra, now located in Lviv Oblast.