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==Union and Division (1970-1994)==
*1970 Russian Metropolia reconciles with the [[Church of Russia]] and is granted [[autocephaly]], changing its name to the [[Orthodox Church in America]] (OCA), an act is accepted by some Orthodox autocephalous churches worldwide, but condemned as uncanonical by most, including all four ancient [[patriarchate]]s and the [[Church of Greece]]; the [[Russian Exarchate of North America]] is dissolved, but the majority of its parishes remain under the Church of Russia; [[glorification]] of St. [[Herman of Alaska]].
*1971 [[ROCOR]] denounces [[Church of Russia|Moscow]]'s grant of [[autocephaly]] to the Metropolia; OCA receives rebel ROCOR [[parish]] in Australia.
*1974 [[OCA]] Metropolitan [[Ireney (Bekish) of New York]] goes into semi-retirement, while his duties are taken up by Archbishop [[Sylvester (Haruns) of Montreal]].