In 1932, by a decision of a New York State court, Aftimios's cathedral was taken from him and given over to the Metropolia, as its charter stated that it could only be used by a hierarch subject to the authority of the Russian church. Nevertheless, Aftimios consecrated two more bishops, [[Ignatius (Nichols) of Washington|Ignatius (W.A.) Nichols]] (a former Episcopal cleric who had become an Old Catholic ''[[episcopi vagantes|episcopus vagans]]''), and [[Joseph (Zuk) of New Jersey|Joseph (Zuk)]] for the Ukrainians, who had the allegiance of perhaps a half dozen such parishes.