Iglesia ni Cristo's Eraño Manalo dies at 84
Article posted September 01, 2009 - 10:01 AM
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 an announcement 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 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.
Manalo had guided his religious congregation through a long period of national and global expansion, and in the last decade had thrown his church's clout behind former president Joseph Estrada.
Santiago added that Manalo's remains would lie in state at INC's Central Temple in Quezon City. Further details would be announced, Santiago added.
Manalo was born on Jan. 17, 1925, the fifth child of Felix Y. Manalo, the founder of Iglesia ni Cristo. - GMANews.TV
BREAKING NEWS
Iglesia ni Cristo head Manalo passes away
By Dino Maragay (philstar.com) Updated September 01, 2009 10:15 AM
MANILA, Philippines – Eraño Manalo, the Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), has passed away yesterday (Aug. 31) afternoon. He was 84.
According to a radio report, Manalo died at 3:53 p.m. yesterday in his home in Quezon City. The report quoted INC spokesman Bienvenido Santiago as saying that the religious leader succumbed to cardiopulmonary arrest.
Manalo’s remains will be interred at the Templo Sentral of the INC in Quezon City, the report added.
He took over the administration of the church after the death of his father, INC founder Felix Manalo, in 1963.
Iglesia Ni Cristo Head Dies
By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
Posted date: September 01, 2009
MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 4) Eraño Manalo, religious leader of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, passed away in his home Monday, an official of one of the country’s largest religious groups said Tuesday.
Manalo, INC executive minister, passed away at 3:53 p.m. of August 31, said INC spokesman Bienvenido Santiago in a statement aired over the INC-owned television network Net 25 Tuesday morning.
Manalo was 84.
Quoting Manalo's doctor Rey Melchor Santos, Santiago said the religious leader died of cardiopulmonary arrest.
“Hinihiling namin na patnubayan ang buong Iglesia sa panahon ng matinding dalamhati (We request that the entire Church be guided during this time of severe grief),” Santiago said in a brief statement on television.
The wake will be open to the public later this Tuesday.
The remains of Manalo will be interred at the Templo Sentral of the INC in Quezon City, Santiago said.
The Iglesia, which has ministries around the world, is a known political force, voting as a bloc during elections.
INC Leader Dies
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 09/01/2009 10:29 AM
Eraño "Ka Erdy" Manalo, the executive minister of the largest religious sect in the country, Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), died Monday. He was 84.
Bienvenido Santiago, INC spokesman, said Manalo passed away at 3:53 p.m. in his home in San Juan. His body lies in state at the INC's central temple in Tandang Sora, Quezon City.
Santiago said that according to Manalo’s doctor, Rey Melchor Santos, the INC head died of cardio-pulmonary arrest.
Manalo has also reportedly been suffering from prostate cancer.
Manalo took the over adminstration of the religious organization after the death of his father, Felix Manalo, in April 12, 1963.
He was instrumental in the expansion of the church, which has millions of members nationwide and across the globe.
