Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo

Executive Minister
of the Iglesia Ni Cristo
Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan
ng Iglesia Ni Cristo

Flag of the Iglesia Ni Cristo
Incumbent
Eduardo Villanueva Manalo
since September 7, 2009
Seat INC Central Office[1]
in Quezon City
Term length No specified limit
(Life tenure)
Formation 1914
First holder Felix Y. Manalo
Succession The Deputy Executive Minister, which is elected by church members, assumes the post after the Executive Minister's death.
Deputy Deputy Executive Minister

The Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Filipino: Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo) is the primary leader of the Philippine-based Christian denomination, the Iglesia Ni Cristo.[2]

There has been three Executive Ministers of the church since the Iglesia's founding in 1914 and all of them came from the Manalo family. The Executive Minister serves a life tenure. The Deputy Executive Minister succeeds the Executive Minister after the later's death. For example, the current Executive Minister, Eduardo V. Manalo was elected Deputy Executive Minister by the INC District Ministers, also known as the Division Ministers in 1994.[3]

The Executive Minister along with Deputy Executive Minister and 11 other Senior Ministers (The Sanggunian or Church Economic Council) forms the Church's Central Administration.[4]

List of Executive Ministers

Tenure Name Nickname Elected
(as Deputy Exec. Minister)
1 July 27, 1914 – April 12, 1963 Felix Y. Manalo Ka Félix None,
inaugural holder
2 April 19, 1963 – August 31, 2009 Eraño G. Manalo Ka Erdy January 18, 1953[3]
3 September 7, 2009 – present Eduardo V. Manalo Ka Eduardo, Ka Eddy or Ka Eddy Boy May 7, 1994[3]

References

  1. ↑ Reed, Robert (2001). "The Iglesia Ni Cristo, 1914-2000. From obscure Philippine faith to global belief system". KITLV, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. 157 (3): 577. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ Dizon, Nikko (8 September 2009). "Iglesia leader 'Ka Erdy' Manalo laid to rest". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 July 2015. Also written on the marker (on Eraño Manalo's tomb) were the words: “Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo mula 1963-2009 (Chief Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo from 1963-2009).
  3. 1 2 3 "Iglesia Ni Cristo SF Post Special Supplement" (PDF). The San Francisco Post. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Mangahas, Malou; Olarte, Avigail. "'A Most Powerful Union'". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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