Eduardo V. Manalo | |
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Manalo in 2014
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Religion | Iglesia Ni Cristo |
Other names | Ka Eduardo/ Brother Eduardo |
Personal | |
Born | Eduardo Villanueva Manalo October 31, 1955 Quezon City, Philippines |
Spouse | Babylyn Ventura (m. 1982) |
Children | Dorothy Kristine Gemma Minna Angelo Eraño |
Parents |
Eraño G. Manalo Cristina Villanueva |
Senior posting | |
Based in | INC Central Office Complex, Quezon City, Philippines |
Title | Executive Minister |
Period in office | September 7, 2009 - Present |
Predecessor | Eraño G. Manalo |
Religious career | |
Ordination | May 9, 1980 at Locale Congregation of Tondo, Ecclesiastical District of Metro Manila North (now Metro Manila West) |
Previous post | Deputy Executive Minister Coordinator of Metro Manila Districts Assistant Dean of Evangelical College (EVCO) Resident Minister |
Eduardo Villanueva Manalo (born October 31, 1955 in Quezon City, Philippines) is the eldest son of the late Eraño G. Manalo, and the incumbent Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). He is the third generation of the Manalo family to lead the church following his father, and his grandfather, Felix Y. Manalo.
Eduardo Villanueva Manalo was born on October 31, 1955 in Quezon City Philippines to Eraño G. Manalo and Cristina Villanueva. His name literally means "guard" as what his grandfather Felix Y. Manalo gave him. He was married to Babylyn Ventura on January 2, 1982 whom he met when studying at the University of the Philippines, and had three children named Dorothy Kristine, Gemma Minna and Angelo Eraño. Dorothy, their eldest, graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Law at the University of the Philippines, married to Theoben Orosa, and now serves as INC Corporate Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors of New Era University (NEU). Gemma, their second child earned her bachelor's degree in Music Education and Choral Conducting at the New Era University, married to Antonio de Guzman Jr., and now serves as INC Overall Choir Coordinator and Head of INC Music Department (which was previously held by Pilar Manalo Danao and later, Liberty Manalo-Albert). Angelo Eraño, their last child, is currently a minister of the gospel, serving as Overall Coordinator of the INC Christian Family Organizations and CEO of the Christian Era Broadcasting Service Incorporated, married to Janica Mae Mangunay, daughter of a minister.