*1961 Consecration of Antiochian Abp. [[Michael (Shaheen) of Toledo]].
*1962 Antiochian Toledo archdiocese recognized by the [[Church of Antioch]] as equal to the New York archdiocese.
*1963 Autonomous Serbian diocese created; arguing that the Metropolia's 1924 declaration of "temporary self-government" amounted to a canonical declararion declaration of [[autocephaly]], ''Toward an American Orthodox Church'' is published by St. Vladimir's professor Alexander Bogolepov, galvanizing the Metropolia to seek autocephaly.
*1964 Autonomous Bulgarian diocese established.
*1966 Death of Metr. [[Anthony (Bashir) of New York|Anthony (Bashir)]]; election and consecration of [[Philip (Saliba) of New York|Philip (Saliba)]] as Metropolitan of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Syrian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of New York]]; founding of [[Hellenic College (Brookline, Massachusetts)]].