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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar

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Parishes
  
50

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Cathedral
  
Calabar

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Country
  
Nigeria

Secular priests
  
67

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar

Territory
  
a portion of Cross River State

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar

Population - Total - Catholics
  
1,136.555 228,914 (20%)

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar (Latin Archidioecesis Calabarensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Calabar, Cross River State in Nigeria.

Contents

History

  • 1934.07.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Calabar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Nigeria
  • 1947.06.12: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Calabar
  • 1950.04.18: Promoted as Diocese of Calabar
  • 1994.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar

    • Special churches

  • Cathedral: Sacred Heart Cathedral in Calabar
  • Pro-Cathedral: Saint Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Calabar.

    • Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Calabar (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem 2013.02.02 - present; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uyo
  • Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo 2003.12.17 - 2013.02.02; Archbishop Emeritus; resignation accepted by Pope Benedict XVI
  • Archbishop Brian David Usanga 1994.03.26 – 2003.12.17
  • Bishops of Calabar (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Brian David Usanga 1970.02.05 – 1994.03.26
  • Bishop James Moynagh, S.P.S. 1950.04.18 – 1970.02.05
  • Vicars Apostolic of Calabar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop James Moynagh, S.P.S. 1947.06.12 – 1950.04.18
  • Prefects Apostolic of Calabar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop James Moynagh, S.P.S. 1934.10.26 – 1947.06.12

    • Suffragan Dioceses

  • Ikot Ekpene
  • Ogoja
  • Port Harcourt
  • Uyo

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar Wikipedia
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