Iglesia ni Cristo’s Eraño Manalo Dies at 84
Eraño Manalo, the head of the politically influential, vernacular-speaking, and home-grown Iglesia ni Cristo, passed away Monday afternoon, an INC official said.
In a recorded announcement aired on dzBB radio, INC spokesperson Bienvenido Santiago confirmed Manalo’s death at 3:53 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2009. Manalo was officially the Executive Minister of the INC, but he was also its supreme, charismatic leader who took over the church upon the death in 1963 of the founder, his father Felix Manalo.
“Ikinalulungkot naming ipabatid sa buong Iglesia at sa buong sambayanan na ang tagapamahalang pangkalahatan ng Iglesia ni Cristo, ang kapatid na Eraño G. Manalo ay pinagpahinga na ng Diyos. Pumanaw siya sa kanyang tahanan sa ganap na 3:53 kahapon Agosto 31, 2009, sa gulang na 84 taon,” Santiago said.
(We are sad to announce to the Iglesia and to the whole nation that the Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo, our brother Eraño G. Manalo, joined our Creator. He passed away at his home 3:53 p.m. on August 31, 2009. He was 84 years old.)
Santiago said that according to Dr. Ray Melchor Santos, Manalo died due to cardiopulmonary arrest.
According to Santiago, Manalo’s remains will lie in state at INC’s Central Temple in Quezon City. Further details will be announced, Santiago added.
Manalo was born on Jan. 2, 1925. He was INC founder Felix Manalo’s fifth child.
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