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After the confirmation of Metr. Platon's appointment by Patr. Tikhon, Bishop Adam left the North American Diocese and headed an independent "[[diocese]]" of Carpatho-Russian communities consisting mainly of [[parish]]es in the northeastern United States. In 1925, he was involved in the "ownership" disputes over the Russian [[St. Nicholas Cathedral (New York, New York)|Cathedral of St. Nicholas]] on ninety-seventh Street in New York City. <ref>[[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F1081EFE355C17738DDDAA0894D0405B858EF1D3]] New York Times article - Aug 3, 1925</ref>
In 1935, Abp. Adam rejoined the North American [[Diocese]] as an auxiliary (Archbishop of Philadelphia and the Carpatho-Russians) under Metr. [[Theophilus (Pashkovsky) of San Francisco|Theophilus]]. During the latter part of the 1930s he was involved in the [[clergy]] dispute at the Holy Trinity Church in Yonkers, New York that was finally settled in 1940 with the New York Courts' recognition of the legitimacy of the North American Diocese and of Metr. Theophilus' election as ruling bishop. <ref>[[http://www.holytrinityyonkers.org/id15.html]] Chap. 4 The Storm Clouds Burst 1930-1940</ref>
On [[July 27]], 1939, the Moscow Patriarchate deprived Abp. Adam of his dignity for disobedience. In 1943/1944, he appealed to Patr. [[Sergius I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow|Sergius]] of Moscow for restoration as [[archbishop]]. Initially, denied due to his marriage to a widow, he finally regained his episcopate in 1944 and was retained in the Moscow patriarchal exarchate under Bp. [[Benjamin (Fedchenkov) of the Aleutians|Benjamin]].