NSA:Greater Antilles

Greater Antilles
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Greater Antilles
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Greater Antilles
First National Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles, 1957
Membership
History:
 -  Established 1957 
 -  Succeeded Central America 
 -  Preceded Cuba (1961)
 -  Preceded Haiti (1961)
 -  Preceded Dominican Republic (1961)
 -  Preceded Jamaica (1961)
Sister Projects
 Media

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Greater Antilles was a Bahá’í regional administrative body in Central America.

History[edit]

In 1951, the National Spiritual Assembly of Central America was formed with responsibility for the Antilles.[1] In January 1957 it was announced that the National Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles would be formed to administer the Faith in Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, relieving the National Spiritual Assembly of Central America from responsibility for those countries.[2]

The Assembly was formed as the National Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles at the first National Convention of the Greater Antilles in Kingston, Jamaica, in April 1957. Corinne True represented the Guardian at the Convention.[3]

The Assembly was dissolved in 1961 when individual National Spiritual Assemblies were formed for the constituent countries of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica were formed.[4]

Past members[edit]

Name Elected
Eustace Bailey 1957 - ????
Circee Brantome 1957 - 1961
Elisabeth Cheney 1957 - ????
Randolph Fitz-Henley 1957 - ????
William Mitchell 1957 - 1961
Juana Ortuno 1957 - 1961
Celestina Perez 1957 - 1961
Sheila Rice-Wray 1957 - 1961[5]
Dee Worth 1957 - ????
Rafael Benzán ???? - 1960
Maud Gallier ???? - 1961
Maurice LaFleur ???? - 1960
Celestino Gomez 1960 - 1961
Andre Saint-Louis 1960 - 1961

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Baha'i News (1951). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 244, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 312, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (July 1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 317, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 258. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1999). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 26 (1997-1998), Pg(s) 277. View as PDF.
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