===Archbishop of America===
Shortly after his appointment as primate of Greek Orthodoxy in the Western Hemisphere, Archbishop Iakovos founded the [[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]] (SCOBA), serving as its president until his retirement in 1996. It was his first major step in attempting to bring about Orthodox Christian unity in America, a cause he championed and with which he was strongly associated for all the years of his episcopacy.
[[Image:Iakovos and King.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Abp. Iakovos and Dr. King in Selma, Alabama]]