Continental Council for Lorecia (Shia Convocation)
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 Headquarters of the Continental Council for Lorecia on Mount Ilias | |
| Headquarters | Masra'ih Building, Mount Ilias |
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Region served | Lorecia |
Membership (2021) | 12
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Chairwoman |  Tahira Visser |
Parent organization | Shia Convocation |
Formerly called | Delegation of Lorecian Esoteric Shias to the Auxiliary Imamate (until 1939) |
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The Continental Council for Lorecia is the 12-member assembly of the Shia Convocation elected from amongst Esoteric Shias who are nationals of Lorecian countries. Although the Continental Council for Lorecia is headquartered at the Masra'ih Building on Mount Ilias, its members normally reside in Lorecian countries of which they are nationals. Its many duties include representing Lorecian Esoteric Shias in the administrative institutions of the Shia Convocation, liaising between the Auxiliary Imam and Esoteric Shias in Lorecia as well as managing the spiritual affairs and protecting the welfare of Esoteric Shias residing on the continent of Lorecia.
History
Duties
Membership
Members of the Continental Council for Lorecia do not reside on Mount Ilias, but they gather there at the Masra'ih Building four times a year for a session of the Continental Council. Members continue to reside in whichever Lorecian country they are originally from.
Elections
Every five years, congregants of all Bayt al-Adhkars on the continent of Lorecia elect from amongst them a delegate who would each go to Mount Ilias to gather in a convention. At the convention, all delegates cast a secret ballot to elect twelve Continental Councillors from amongst them, who in turn will serve for the next five years. The latest elections to the Continental Council for Lorecia took place on the eve of Eid al-Ghadir on 28 July, 2021.
Current membership
The current Continental Council for Lorecia is composed of 5 Noordenstaaters, 4 Nidwaldesers, 2 Valkeans and a Scanonian. Of the twelve members, five are female.
Headquarters
The Continental Council for Lorecia is headquartered at the Masra'ih Building on Mount Ilias.