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. "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.