*1951 Arrival of Fr. [[Alexander Schmemann]] in the United States from Paris, taking up teaching duties at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)]].
*1960 Founding of the [[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]] (SCOBA).
*1966 Election and consecration of [[Philip (Saliba) of New York|Philip (Saliba)]] as Metropolitan of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian Syrian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of New York]].
==Union and Division (1970-1994)==