- Eraño G. Manalo
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name = Eraño G Manalo
religion =Iglesia ni Cristo
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location = Central, Quezon City, Philippines
Title = Executive Minister
Period = 1963-
Predecessor =Felix Y. Manalo
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date of birth = birth date|1925|1|2
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place of death =Eraño de Guzman Manalo (born
January 2 ,1925 ) is the current Executive Minister of theIglesia ni Cristo (INC). He is the fifth child of Felix Y. Manalo and Honorata De Guzman. His name comes from a reversal andelision of the term "New Era," which his father used to describe what he felt was "a new Christian era" as the Iglesia ni Cristo was established. He initially took uplaw school , but left his studies to become a minister of the INC. He became the generaltreasurer of the INC and circulation manager of the Pasugo magazine (now known as "God's Message"). During this time, he wrote a 64-page booklet entitled "Christ-God: Investigated-False".On
January 17 ,1955 , Eraño Manalo married Cristina Villanueva with whom he has six children. Ten years before his father's death in 1963, Eraño Manalo was elected successor to his father as Executive Minister.As of 2005 his son Eduardo is INC's Deputy Executive Minister.In 1968 he began his foreign missionary work in
Honolulu, Hawaii . His administration is generally deemed good based on growth of the organization under him.References
*"A Brief Profile of the Church", God's Message (April 2003)
*Citation
last=Hunt
first=Chester L.
editor-last=Dolan
editor-first=Ronald E.
title=Philippines: A Country Study
location=Washington
publisher=GPO for the Library of Congress
year=1991
url=http://countrystudies.us/philippines/
chapter=Indigenous Christian Churches
chapter-url=http://countrystudies.us/philippines/48.htm
isbn=0844407488
accessdate=2008-01-06
* [http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=49385 News article]
* [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pan/2005/10/27/oped/behn.fer..hortaleza.jr..html News article]
* [http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2004/05/07/MAIN200405078947.html Manilla Bulletin]
* [http://www.gov.ph/FORUM/thread.asp?rootID=109967&catID=24 News Article]
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