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 began theological studies at the University of Innsbruck in 1913 and was ordained a priest by Bishop Dionisije Njaradi of Križevci, Croatia, on August 28, 1915, while still studying. After finishing his studies in 1919, he returned to Ukraine to settle in the Holy Dormition Lavra in Lviv Oblast.