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In his endeavours to relate to members of other religions, some Orthodox felt that Archbishop Iakovos went entirely too far, that he violated the [[canons]] and betrayed the faith by praying with [[heresy|heretics]]. Perhaps one of the more famous instances of an Orthodox hierarch rebuking Archbishop Iakovos was Metropolitan [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret]] ([[ROCOR]]) writing an [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/philaret_iakovos.aspx open letter] in 1969 on the occasion of Iakovos's participation at St. Patrick's Cathedral in the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity" and the [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/doxology.pdf "Ecumenical Doxology"] in the Greek Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City. In this letter, Philaret says: "You are uniting with the heterodox not in truth but in indifference to it."
During his tenure as archbishop, Iakovos drew a great deal of criticism from those especially concerned about his activities pertaining to [[ecumenism]]. His own definition of ecumenism was as follows: "Ecumenism is the hope for international understanding, for humanitarian allegiance, for true peace based on justice and dignity, and for God’s God's continued presence and involvement in modern history" (ca. 1960).[http://www.goarch.org/en/archbishop/iakovos/biography.asp]
==Other accomplishments==
*Improved parish organizations and enhanced roles of the Archdiocesan Council, the Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress, and the Ladies Philoptochos Society
*Established departments of Church and Society and Youth Ministry
*Expanded work of Saint Michael’s Michael's Home for the Aged and Saint Basil Academy
*Founded the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund
*Guided the reorganization and accreditation of [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] and established [[Hellenic College (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Hellenic College]]