Eraño G. Manalo

Eraño G. Manalo
Manalo on a 2010 stamp of the Philippines
Religion	Iglesia ni Cristo
Other names	Ka Erdy
Personal
Nationality	Filipino
Born	Eraño de Guzman Manalo January 2, 1925 San Juan, Rizal, Philippine Islands
Died	August 31, 2009(2009-08-31) (aged 84) Quezon City, Philippines
Spouse	Cristina Villanueva
Children	Eduardo Lolita Erlinda Liberty Felix Nathaniel II Marco Eraño
Parents	Felix Y. Manalo Honorata de Guzmán
Senior posting
Based in	INC Central Office Complex, Quezon City, Philippines
Title	Executive Minister
Period in office	April 19, 1963 – August 31, 2009
Predecessor	Felix Y. Manalo
Successor	Eduardo V. Manalo
Religious career
Ordination	May 10, 1947 at Locale Congregation of Tayuman, Ecclesiastical District of Manila (now Metro Manila West)
Previous post	Deputy Executive Minister General Treasurer District Minister of Manila

Eraño de Guzman Manalo (January 2, 1925 – August 31, 2009), also known as Ka Erdy, was the second Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), serving from April 19, 1963 until August 31, 2009. He took over the administration of the church after the death of his father, Felix Y. Manalo, in 1963. He was instrumental in the propagation and expansion of the church internationally. He previously held office as the General Treasurer of the Church, and as a District Minister of Manila.

Eraño G. Manalo was born at Riverside Drive, San Juan, Rizal (now part of Metro Manila) on January 2, 1925. He was the fifth child of Felix Y. Manalo and Honorata de Guzman. His name came from a reversal and elision 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. His older siblings were Sisters Pilar and Avelina, and Brothers Dominador and Salvador. His youngest sibling is Brother Bienvenido, who is currently the head of INC's construction and engineering department.

Eraño received his elementary education at St. John's Academy in San Juan, Metro Manila, starting at the age of six.

Manalo initially took up law school, but left his studies to become a minister of the INC. He started attending the church's ministerial classes at the age of 16 and was ordained as a minister on May 10, 1947 in Locale Congregation of Tayuman, Ecclesiastical District of Manila (now Metro Manila West), at the age of 22. He held various positions in the church including being the general treasurer of the INC and circulation manager of the Pasugo magazine (now known as Pasugo: 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 (Eduardo V. Manalo, Lolita Manalo-Hemedez, Erlinda Manalo-Alcantara, Liberty Manalo-Albert, Felix Nathaniel Manalo II and Marco Eraño Manalo). On February 18, 1953, ten years before his father's death, Eraño G. Manalo was elected successor to his father as Executive Minister. Following Eraño's death, his son Eduardo then assumed the role of INC's Executive Minister.