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| 1939 Oct |
Antonio Roca, the first Bahá’í in Honduras, entered the country. |
Honduras |
First Bahais by country or area |
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| 1939 Nov |
F. Ferrari became a Bahá’í, the first to accept the Faith in Honduras. |
Honduras |
First Bahais by country or area |
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| 1953 Sep |
Cora Oliver arrived in British Honduras (Belize) and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:449] |
British Honduras (Belize); Belize |
Cora Oliver; Knights of Bahaullah |
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| 1953 Oct |
Shirley Warde arrived in British Honduras (Belize) and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:449] |
British Honduras (Belize); Belize |
Knights of Bahaullah; Shirley Warde |
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| 1957 Ridván |
The Regional Spiritual Assembly of Mexico and the Republics of Central America was formed at Panama City, Panama. [BW13:257]
The countries involved were: Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. |
Mexico; Panama; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Honduras; El Salvador; Guatemala |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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| 1961 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Guatemala was formed. Prior they had been part of Regional Spiritual Assembly of Mexico and the Republics of Central America. [BW13:258]
Upon forming the Assembly was made responsible for administrating the Bahá’í community of British Honduras although there were no Bahá’ís in British Honduras at the time. British Honduras remained under its jurisdiction until forming its own National Spiritual Assembly in 1967. [BN No364 July 1961 p2] |
Guatemala; Honduras |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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| 1961 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Honduras was formed. [BW13:258; National website; Bahaipedia Honduras; BN No364 July 1961 p3]
For picture see BW13:265.
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Honduras |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Conflict |
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| 1967 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Belize (British Honduras) was formed with its seat in the city of Belize. Elected were: Cora Oliver (recording xec’u.), Bernice York, Rauhartgiz Yegcmeh. Dr. Hedaiatullah Ahmadiyeh (chairman), George Gable, Katherine Hope (secretary), Wallace Tillet, Shirley Warde (treasurer), and Nut Neal. [BW14:93; Bahá'í News No 436 July 1967 p2]
Upon forming the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Guatemala in 1961, it was made responsible for administrating the Bahá’í community of British Honduras although there were no Bahá’ís in British Honduras at the time. British Honduras remained under its jurisdiction until forming its own National Spiritual Assembly in 1967.
[Bahaipedia Guatemala; BN No 435 June 1967 p6] |
Belize; British Honduras |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Cora Oliver; Bernice York; Rauhartgiz Yegcmeh; Hedaiatullah Ahmadiyeh; George Gable; Katherine Hope; Wallace Tillet; Shirley Warde; Nut Neal |
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| 1968 27 – 28 Jul |
The first National Youth Conference of Honduras opened in Santa Rosa de Copán. [BW15:328–9] |
Santa Rosa de Copan; Honduras |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Youth; Youth; First conferences |
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| 1986 (In the year) |
The Bayán Association started in Honduras in the mid-1980s by two Bahá’í families - the Smiths and the Sabripours. [Website]
History.
They offer services in the areas of:
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La Ceiba; Honduras |
Social and Economic Development Organizations; Bayan Association |
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| 1987 (In the year) |
The Bayan Hospital, the first Bahá’í hospital in Honduras, opened in Palacios. |
Palacios; Honduras |
Bahai hospitals |
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| 1939 27 Aug |
Gerrard Sluter-Schlutius— German-born, former U-boat captain, enrolled in November of 1932 and was a member of the Montreal Bahá’í youth group. He moved to Toronto in March 1935 and to Guatemala in 1939 as the second overseas pioneer. [OBCC97, 104-105]
He also pioneered to Honduras and later to Colombia. In the middle of 1940's Gerrard Sluter was removed from the rolls by the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Shoghi Effendi later declared him a Covenant-breaker for his persistent political involvement. Later Sluter appealed to the judicial courts of Colombia to demand the cancellation of the legal status of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bogota. He failed in all his lawsuits against the Assembly. [BNVol2p315] |
Montreal, QC; Toronto, ON; Guatemala; Honduras; Bogota, Columbia |
Gerrard Sluter-Schlutius; Covenant-breakers |
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