11 days later, on 9 December 1921 Theophan Noli, then the only Albanian bishop, arrived in Korçë, where he announced that he would continue his path for the consolidation of the Orthodox Church.
[3] The primary purpose of the congress was to convince the Patriarchate of Constantinople to recognize the autocephaly, and the presence of self-proclaimed bishops might undermine this effort, while there was competition between Xhuvani, representing the faithful of central Albania, and Noli, representing the faithful of Southeastern Albania, as to who would be the future primate of the newly built autocephalous church.
A special committee who verified their credentials was headed by Perikli Kone, secretary Vasil Llapushi and members Vangjel Çamçe, Stathi Kondi and Taq Buda.
In addition, the congress decided that the seat of the Albanian Autocephalous Church would be Korçë, citing its venerable ecclesiastical history.
The following were the members elected:[7] On 17 September 1922 the congress compiled the statute of the Albanian Orthodox Church, based on the initial Visarion Xhuvani's draft.
On 19 December 1922, he sent a letter to the newly created synod, congratulating them for the initiative and expressing his faith that the Ecumenical Patriarchate will, in due time, recognize the Albanian Orthodox Church.
The delegation, headed by Vasil Marku, went to Istanbul in March 1923, but could not obtain a promise for full recognition, as Patriarch Meletius IV would give only a partial autonomy, and that would have been contrary to the provisions of the statute.