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On [[January 14]], 1879, Fr. Vladimir was assigned as an assistant to Fr. [[Nicholas of Japan|Nicholas Kasatkin]], the future St. Nicholas, Enlightener of Japan. With Fr. Vladimir’s proficiency in languages he was assigned as dean of the Russian language school in Tokyo. The language school would become part of the Tokyo seminary which was to produce many Japanese linguists and scholars.
Upon his return to Russia, Fr. Vladimir was raised to the rank of [[igumen]] in 1884 and then appointed to the faculty of the Kholm Seminary on [[June 9]], 1886. A year later on [[August 13]], 1887, he was raised to [[archimandrite]] and appointed inspector of the Khom Seminary. On [[December 20]], 1887, Fr. Vladimir was consecrated to the episcopacy in St Petersburg, Russia, with his first assignment as the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska. Bp. Vladimir arrived in San Francisco in March 1888 accompanied by eighteen students and five coworkers of Bp. Vladimir from the Kholm Seminary, who all were eager to help in the work of the mission. With Bp. Vladimir’s arrival the diocese once again had a ruling hierarch who was resident in North America. The previous ruling [[bishop]], Bp. Nestor (Zass), was not replaced after is death at sea in 1882.
Using his gift of languages and music, Bp. Vladimir produced musical arrangements for his translations into English of the liturgical texts that the San Francisco cathedral choir sang during the church services. The liturgical services thus attracted many people, resulting in the need for a larger cathedral in San Francisco.
