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| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|3|9}} |
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| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |
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| occupation = President of the [[Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania]] (2014)<ref name="Ciranko">{{cite book|author=George D. Chryssides|title=Jehovah's Witnesses: Continuity and Change|page=143}}</ref><ref name=McCoy>{{cite book|author-last=McCoy|author-first=Daniel J.|title=The Popular Handbook of World Religions|publisher=Harvest House Publishers|year=2021|page=287}}</ref><ref name=Besier>{{cite book|author1=Besier, Gerhard|author2=Stoklosa, Katarzyna|title=Jehovah's Witnesses in Europe—Past and Present|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|year=2016|volume=1|page=209}}</ref> |
| occupation = President of the [[Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania]] (since 2014)<ref name="Ciranko">{{cite book|author=George D. Chryssides|title=Jehovah's Witnesses: Continuity and Change|page=143}}</ref><ref name=McCoy>{{cite book|author-last=McCoy|author-first=Daniel J.|title=The Popular Handbook of World Religions|publisher=Harvest House Publishers|year=2021|page=287}}</ref><ref name=Besier>{{cite book|author1=Besier, Gerhard|author2=Stoklosa, Katarzyna|title=Jehovah's Witnesses in Europe—Past and Present|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|year=2016|volume=1|page=209}}</ref> |
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| spouse = Ketra B. Bates ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1978) |
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'''Robert Louis Ciranko''' (March 9, 1947 |
'''Robert Louis Ciranko''' (born March 9, 1947) is the current president of the [[Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania]] (2014–), the principal [[corporations of Jehovah's Witnesses|corporation of Jehovah's Witnesses]].<ref name="Ciranko" /><ref name=McCoy /><ref name=Besier /> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Born in March 1947 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]], Ciranko grew up in a Hungarian immigrant family. All four of his grandparents were members of the Jehovah's Witnesses denomination.<ref name=histmake>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Watchtower|url=https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011608?q=ciranko&p=par#h=10|title=A History-Making Meeting|publisher=Watch Tower Society|date=August 15, 2011|page=19}}</ref> Ciranko married Ketra Bates in 1978.<ref>Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, St. Paul. Robert L Ciranko and Ketra B Bates 20 Aug 1978</ref><ref name=histmake/> |
Born in March 1947 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]], Ciranko grew up in a Hungarian immigrant family. All four of his grandparents were members of the Jehovah's Witnesses denomination.<ref name=histmake>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Watchtower|url=https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011608?q=ciranko&p=par#h=10|title=A History-Making Meeting|publisher=Watch Tower Society|date=August 15, 2011|page=19}}</ref> Robert Ciranko married Ketra Bates in 1978.<ref>Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, St. Paul. Robert L Ciranko and Ketra B Bates 20 Aug 1978</ref><ref name=histmake/> |
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== Watch Tower Society presidency == |
== Watch Tower Society presidency == |
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He replaced [[Don Alden Adams]] as president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania in 2014.<ref name="Ciranko" /> Ciranko is considered a "helper" to the [[Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses|Governing Body]], which maintains authority over the Watch Tower Society and related corporations.<ref>{{cite magazine|title="Keep Holding Men of That Sort Dear"|magazine=The Watchtower|publisher=Watch Tower Society|date=October 15, 2015|page=3|quote=The Governing Body members make the final decisions, but the helpers implement the committee's direction and carry out whatever assignments they are given.}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 1 June 2024
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| Born | March 9, 1947 |
| Occupation | President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (since 2014)[1][2][3] |
| Movement | Jehovah's Witnesses |
| Spouse | Ketra B. Bates (m. 1978) |
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Robert Louis Ciranko (born March 9, 1947) is the current president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (2014–), the principal corporation of Jehovah's Witnesses.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Born in March 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., Ciranko grew up in a Hungarian immigrant family. All four of his grandparents were members of the Jehovah's Witnesses denomination.[4] Robert Ciranko married Ketra Bates in 1978.[5][4]
Watch Tower Society presidency
[edit]He replaced Don Alden Adams as president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania in 2014.[1] Ciranko is considered a "helper" to the Governing Body, which maintains authority over the Watch Tower Society and related corporations.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c George D. Chryssides. Jehovah's Witnesses: Continuity and Change. p. 143.
- ^ a b McCoy, Daniel J. (2021). The Popular Handbook of World Religions. Harvest House Publishers. p. 287.
- ^ a b Besier, Gerhard; Stoklosa, Katarzyna (2016). Jehovah's Witnesses in Europe—Past and Present. Vol. 1. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 209.
- ^ a b "A History-Making Meeting". The Watchtower. Watch Tower Society. August 15, 2011. p. 19.
- ^ Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, St. Paul. Robert L Ciranko and Ketra B Bates 20 Aug 1978
- ^ ""Keep Holding Men of That Sort Dear"". The Watchtower. Watch Tower Society. October 15, 2015. p. 3.
The Governing Body members make the final decisions, but the helpers implement the committee's direction and carry out whatever assignments they are given.