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The years of Abp. Alexander tenure were punctured by the political dispute in Greece between the supporters of the royal house and that of Prime Minister [[w:Eleftherios_Venizelos|Eleftherios Venizelos]] in which Metr. Meletius and Abp. Alexander supported Venizelos. This dispute reflected in a division among the Greek parishes in America.
In 1930, the dispute had reached the point that Patriarch Ecumenical [[Photius II (Maniatis) of Constantinople|Photius II]], supported by the [[Church of Greece]], sent a representative as exarch, Archbishop [[Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Athens|Damaskenos]] of Corinth, to America to begin a program on reconciliation. During the latter months of 1930, Abp. Damaskenos effected the transfer of the hierarchy created by Patr. Metaxaki Meletius to new sees in Greece. After the transfer of Abp. Alexander, his successor, Archbishop [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople|Athenagoras (Spyrou)]], arrived in early 1931. He arrived as the ruling hierarch supported by assistant bishops.
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