Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
National Spiritual Assembly | ||
The National Spiritual Assembly of Canada, 2010 | ||
| National Office | Markham, Ontario | |
| Membership (2024) | ||
| - | Jordan Bighorn | |
| - | Ciprian Jauca | |
| - | Karen McKye | |
| - | Mehran Anvari | |
| - | Hoda Farahmandpour | |
| - | Nabet Fani | |
| - | Judy Filson | |
| - | Zelalem Bimrew Kasse | |
| - | Alex Arjomand | |
| History: | ||
| - | Established | 1948 |
| - | Succeeded | United States and Canada |
| How to contact: | ||
| - | Phone | (905) 889-8168 |
| - | Fax | (905) 889-8184 |
| - | secretariat@bahai.ca | |
| Official Website | https://ca.bahai.org | |
| Sister Projects | ||
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada is the elected governing body that guides the spiritual and administrative affairs of the Canadian Bahá'í Community. The offices of the Canadian Assembly are based in Markham, Ontario.
The precursor to the Canadian National Spiritual Assembly, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada was formed in 1925. The first independent Canadian National Spiritual Assembly was elected in 1948.
Contents
- 1 Current Members, 2024
- 2 Past Members
- 3 Notes
- 4 References
Current Members, 2024[edit]
| Name | Elected since |
|---|---|
| Judy Filson | 1992 |
| Karen McKye | 1998 |
| Mehran Anvari | 2010 |
| Hoda Farahmandpour | 2013 |
| Ciprian Jauca | 2013 |
| Zelalem Bimrew Kasse | 2018 |
| Alex Arjomand | 2023 |
| Jordan Bighorn | 2023 |
| Nabet Fani | 2024 |
Past Members[edit]
| Name | Served |
|---|---|
| Laura Davis | 1948 - 1954 |
| Rowland Estall | 1948 - 1973 |
| Lloyd Gardner | 1948 - 1968 |
| Doris Richardson | 1948 - 1949 |
| John Robarts | 1948 - 1953 |
| Emeric Sala | 1948 - 1953 |
| Rosemary Sala | 1948 - 1953 |
| Siegfried Schopflocher | 1948 - 1953 |
| Ross Woodman | 1948 - 1951 1952 - 1953 |
| Mae McKenna | 1949 - 1952 |
| Winnifred Harvey[1] | 1950 - 1961 |
| Audrey Westheuser | 1953 - 1960 1961 - 1967 |
| Albert Rakovsky | 1953 - 1956 |
| Peggy Ross | 1953 - 1964[2] |
| Angus Cowan | 1954 - 1957 1961 - 1971 |
| Allan Raynor | 1954 - 1960 1963 - 1964 |
| Donald MacLaren | 1954 - 1957 |
| Hartwell Bowsfield | 1956 - 1961 |
| Harold Moscrop | 1957 - 1962 |
| Fred Graham | 1957 - 1963 |
| Douglas Martin | 1960 - 1985 |
| Glen Eyford | 1961 - 1967 1969 - 1972 1974 - 1990 1996 - 2000 |
| Husayn Banani | 1962 - 1966 1970 - 2006 |
| Michael Rochester | 1963 - 1992 |
| Ronald James Parsons | 1964 - 1970 1971 - 1974[3] |
| Elizabeth Rochester | 1966 - 1967 1972 - 1983 |
| Soheil Bushrui | 1967 - 1968 |
| J. Jameson Bond | 1967 - 1970 1971 - 1982 |
| Donald Glen | 1967 - 1968 1969 - 1974 |
| Thomas Anaquod | 1968 - 1971 |
| Ed Muttart | 1968 - 1996 |
| Hossain Danesh | 1972 - 1992[4] |
| Ruth Eyford | 1974 - 1986[5] |
| Carol Bowie | 1974 - 1975 |
| Jane Faily | 1982 - 1988 |
| William S. Hatcher | 1983 - 1991 |
| David Hadden | 1985 - 1987 1988 - 1990 |
| Enayat Rawhani | 1986 - 2018 |
| Ann Wilson | 1987 - 1998 |
| Louise Profeit-Leblanc | 1988 - 1999 |
| Reginald Newkirk | 1989 - 1999 |
| Margot Leonard | 1991 - 2003 |
| Susan Lyons | 1994 - 2004 |
| Mark Wedge | 1999 - 2009 |
| Susanne Tamas | 1999 - 2016 |
| Gordon Naylor | 2000 - 2013 |
| Donald Rogers | 2003 - 2007 |
| Fariborz Sahba | 2004 - 2009 |
| David R. Smith | 2006 - 2008 |
| Borna Noureddin | 2007 - 2010 |
| Todd Smith | 2008 - 2010 |
| Deloria Bighorn | 2009 - 2023[6] |
| Elizabeth Wright | 2009 - 2023 |
| Simon Grandy | 2010 - 2011 |
| Lisa Flynn | 2011 - 2013 |
| Gerald Filson | 2016 - 2024 |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Page 280 of the 1999 edition of Messages to Canada for Winnifred Harvey's actual NSA years of service. Also November 1990 Canadian Baha'i News In Memoriam
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2001). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 28 (1999-2000), Pg(s) 309. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1999). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 26 (1997-1998), Pg(s) 276. View as PDF.
- ↑ http://www.hbdanesh.org/biography.html
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 313. View as PDF.
- ↑ http://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/the-rise-of-indigenous-members-of-the-bahai-faith
References[edit]
- 1948-49 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1948). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 207, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF..
- 1950-51 NSA reported in Canadian Bahá’í News, No. 13, p 3.
- 1951-52 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1951). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 246, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
- 1952-53 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1952). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 258, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- 1953-54 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1953). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 269, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- 1954-55 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 280, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
- 1955-56 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1955). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 293, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- 1956-57 NSA reported in Canadian Bahá’í News, No. 77, p 1.
- 1957-58 NSA reported in Canadian Bahá’í News, No. 89, p 3.
- 1958-59 NSA reported in Canadian Bahá’í News, No. 101, p 3.
- 1959-60 NSA reported in Canadian Bahá’í News, No. 113, p 7.
- 1960-61 NSA reported in Canadian Bahá’í News, No. 125, p 10.
- 1961-62 NSA reported in Baha'i News (1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 366, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
- 1962-63 NSA reported in Canadian Bahá’í News, No. 148, p 8.
- 1963-64 NSA reported in Canadian Bahá’í News, No. 161, p 1.
- "Baha'is Gather for Annual National Convention". Bahá’í Community of Canada. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Canadian Baha'is elect their national governing council". Bahá’í Community of Canada. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- "Canadian Baha'i National Convention". Bahá’í Community of Canada. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- "Canadian Baha'is elect their National Spiritual Assembly". Bahá’í Community of Canada. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
