[1] He taught moral theology at the seminary in Stanislaviv until April 1945 when Khomyshyn ordained him a bishop.

[1][2] He was first arrested on 26 October 1949 by the NKVD and deported to Siberia (Krasnoyarsk) for ten years hard labor.

[1] After his first arrest in 1949, Fr Symeon wrote in his autobiography: “I celebrated divine liturgy in an apartment and in a few houses.

I acted in good faith, serving God’s will, so I was in danger of colliding with state laws.

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