Continental Board for South America

Continental Board for South America, 1975.

The Continental Board of Counsellors for South America was a body responsible for protection and propagation of the Bahá'í Faith in South America, and for appointing members to Auxiliary Boards across South America. Its membership was appointed by the Universal House of Justice.

It was succeeded by the Continental Board of the Americas.

History

The Continental Board of South America was formed along with ten other Boards in 1968. It was established by the Universal House of Justice so that the functions that the Hands of the Cause performed could continue to be carried out despite the Bahá'í community being unable to appoint additional Hands.

The Board met for the first time from August 12 to 18, 1968, with Hand of the Cause Jalal Khazeh in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and called a Regional South American Proclamation Conference at the request of Hand of the Cause Raḥmatu’lláh Muhájir which was held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from September 5 to 7, 1969.

In 1980 the Continental Boards of North, South, and Central America were merged to form the Continental Board of the Americas.

Past Members

Continental Board for South America, 1970

Name	Served
Athos Costas	1968 - 1980
Hooper Dunbar	1968 - 1973
Donald Witzel	1968 - 1980
Mas’ud Khamsi	1969 - 1980
Leonora Armstrong	1973 - 1980
Peter McLaren	1973 - 1980
Raúl Pavón	1973 - 1980

References

• 1968 Counsellor appointments reported in Baha'i News (August 1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 449, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF..
• 1973 Counsellor appointments reported in Baha'i News (1973). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 509, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF..