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In 1928, with the rank of [[Archimandrite]] was appointed rector of Assumption parish in London, while the church torn turmoil. His piety, he quickly won the sympathy of the congregation, and made peace in parish life.
June 30, 1929 he had his consecration as Bishop of London, the vicar of the Diocese of Western European. For the consecration arrived from Serbia Metropolitan of Kiev [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky)of Kiev]], Archbishop [[Seraphim (Lukyanov) of Western Europe|Seraphim (Lukyanov)]] of Western Europe and [[Theophanes (Gavrilov) of Kursk]], Bishop [[Tikhon (Liaschenko) of Berlin]] and a number of priests. He became the first orthodox bishop ordained in England after the great schism of XI century.
He died on October 11 (September 28 by old style), 1932 in Belgrade, where he arrived to attend the Council of Bishops. He was buried in Belgrade New Cemetery on the wall of the chapel at the Iberian icon of St. [[Nicholas of Myra]].