Continental Board of Counsellors for Europe
The Continental Board of Counsellors for Europe is a body responsible for protection and propagation of the Bahá'í Faith in Europe, and appointing members to Auxiliary Boards across Europe. Its membership is appointed by the Universal House of Justice for five year terms.
History[edit]
The Continental Board of Europe was one of eleven Boards formed in 1968 for the purpose of fulfilling the functions of the Hands of the Cause indefinitely, as no new Hands could be appointed. Counsellors appointed to the Board did not have defined terms of service until 1980, when the Universal House of Justice began appointing Counsellors for five year terms.[1]
Current Members[edit]
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Raffaella Capozzi Gubinelli | 2015 |
| Orlando Ravelo Hernandez | 2020 |
| Varqa Khadem | 2020 |
| Shirin Youssefian Maanian | 2020 |
| Veronika Medvedeva | 2020 |
| Hedyeh Nadafi-Stoffel | 2020 |
| Marina Bruckmann | 2023 |
| Ana Maria Marian | 2024[2] |
| Faina Berger | 2025 |
| Puria Mahally | 2025 |
| Navid Sabet | 2025 |
| Alexis Semple | 2025 |
Past Members[edit]
| Name | Served |
|---|---|
| Erik Blumenthal | 1968 - 1985 |
| Dorothy Ferraby | 1968 - 1985 |
| Louis Hénuzet | 1968 - 2000 |
| Anneliese Bopp | 1970 - 1979 |
| Betty Reed | 1970 - 1985 |
| Adib Taherzadeh | 1976 - 1988 |
| Dr. Agnes Ghaznavi | 1980 - 1990 |
| Hartmut Grossman | 1980 - 1988 |
| Ursula Muhlschlegel | 1980 - 1990 |
| Dr. Leo Niederreiter | 1980 - 1990 |
| Polin Rafat | 1985 - 2000 |
| Adam Thorne | 1985 - 1988 |
| Sohrab Youssefian | 1985 - 2010 |
| Dr. Ilhan Sezgin | 1986 - 2010 |
| Patrick O'Mara | 1988 - 2001 |
| Elisabeth Muhlschlegel | 1988 - 1993 |
| Dr. Shapour Rassekh | 1988 - 2000 |
| Foad Kazemzadeh | 1990 - 1995 |
| Nabil Perdu | 1990 - 2000 |
| Paul Semenoff | 1990 - 1995 |
| Larissa Tsutskova | 1993 - 2005 |
| Hooshidar Balazadeh | 1995 - 2000 |
| Uta von Both | 1995 - 2010 |
| Patricia Coles | 1995 - 2000 |
| Maija Pihlainen | 1995 - 2000 |
| Nosrat Tirandaz | 1995 - 2005 |
| Tiberiu Vajda | 1995 - 2000 |
| Fevziye Baki | 2000 - 2010 |
| Alla Borets | 2000 - 2005 |
| Firouzeh Moghbel-Naderi | 2000 - 2015 |
| Paul Öjermark | 2000 - 2005 |
| Shahriar Razavi | 2000 - 2003 |
| Ivo Zerbes | 2000 - 2005 |
| Emilio Egea | 2001 - 2008 |
| Nicola Towfigh | 2003 - 2008 |
| Vivien Craig | 2005 - 2010 |
| Olga Daynovskaya | 2005 - 2010 |
| Nadia Jaberi-Koppold | 2005 - 2010 |
| Saba Khabirpour | 2005 - 2015 |
| Hannu Tapani Olkkonen | 2005 - 2010 |
| Shirin Fozdar-Foroudi | 2005 - 2020 |
| Naisan Azimi | 2005 - 2020 |
| Zoraida García Garro | 2008 - 2020 |
| Antonella Demonte | 2010 - 2013 |
| Andrej Donoval | 2010 - 2013 |
| Aistė Elijio | 2010 - 2024[2] |
| Bernard Lo Cascio | 2010 - 2020 |
| Olga Daradur | 2010 - 2020 |
| Paul Verheij | 2010 - 2025 |
| Saba Mazza | 2015 - 2025 |
| Yevgeniya Poluektova | 2015 - 2025 |
| Mehdi Rezvan | 2015 - 2025 |
| Amir Saberin | 2015 - 2023 |
References[edit]
- https://bahai.works/Ri%E1%B8%8Dv%C3%A1n_messages/1970 1970 appointments
- https://bahai.works/MUHJ63-86/170/Appointments_to_Continental_Boards_of_Counselors_and_Auxiliary_Boards 1976 appointments
- https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/54/New_Members_of_Universal_House_of_Justice,_International_Teaching_Center,_and_Continental_Boards_of_Counselors 1988 appointments
- https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:Baha%27i_News_449.pdf&page=2 1968 Counsellor appointments reported
- https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:Baha%27i_News_509.pdf&page=3 1973 Counsellor appointments reported
- https://bahai.works/MUHJ63-86/180/Additional_Appointments_to_Continental_Boards_of_Counselors 1976 Counsellor appointments reported
- https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:Baha%27i_News_599.pdf&page=4 1980 Counsellor appointments reported
- https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:Baha%27i_News_657.pdf&page=3 1985 Counsellor appointments reported
- https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/97/Appointment_of_Continental_Boards_of_Counselors 1990 Counsellor appointments reported
- https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/207/Appointment_of_Continental_Counselors_and_Increase_in_Number_of_Continental_Counselors 1995 Counsellor appointments reported
- https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/344/Appointment_of_Continental_Counselors 2000 Counsellor appointments reported
- https://www.scribd.com/doc/46043272/Bahai-Canada-Nov-Dec-2010 2010 Counsellor appointments reported
- 2005 Counsellor appointments reported
- http://bahaicanada.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/27-October-2015-appointment-of-the-counsellors-ENG.pdf 2015 Counsellor appointments reported
Notes[edit]
Table Of Contents
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1.1 History
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2.2 Current Members
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3.3 Past Members
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4.4 References
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5.5 Notes