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While serving at Holy Trinity Church, Fr. Joseph also served as secretary-treasurer of the Metropolitan Council from 1946 to 1964. In 1964, he was appointed to the position of Chancellor of the Metropolia by the [[Synod]] of Bishops. In his position as chancellor Fr. Joseph was a member of the delegation that carried out negotiations with the [[Church of Russia]] for the eventual granting of autocephaly to the Metropolia. This involved travel to meetings in Geneva and Tokyo as well as in New York.
After the grant of autocephaly in 1970, he became the first to bear the title “Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America.” He continued to serve as chancellor until his death in New York on [[November 2]], 1972. He was buried at the cemetery of [[St. Tikhon’s Theological Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon’s Monastery]] in South Canaan, Pennsylvania.
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