Robert Ciranko
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| Robert Ciranko | |
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| Born | March 9, 1947 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (since 2014)[1][2][3] |
| Movement | Jehovah's Witnesses |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | 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
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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 George D. Chryssides. Jehovah's Witnesses: Continuity and Change. p. 143. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McCoy, Daniel J. (2021). The Popular Handbook of World Religions. Harvest House Publishers. p. 287. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Besier, Gerhard; Stoklosa, Katarzyna (2016). Jehovah's Witnesses in Europe—Past and Present. 1. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 209. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.
| Preceded by Don A. Adams |
President of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania 2014- |
Succeeded by |
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