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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Calabar

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
2,263 km²

Country
  
Nigeria

Metropolitan
  
Archbishop of Calabar

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Date founded
  
1 March 1963

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Territory
  
a portion of Akwa Ibom State

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 908,028 98,552 (10.9%)

Emeritus bishop
  
Camillus Archibong Etokudoh

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene (Latin: Ikotekpenen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State in the Ecclesiastical province of Calabar in Nigeria.

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History

  • March 1, 1963: Established as Diocese of Ikot Ekpene from the Diocese of Calabar

    • Special churches

    The Cathedral is Saint Anne Cathedral in Ikot Ekpene. The Pro-Cathedral is Saint John Pro-Cathedral in Abak.

    Leadership

  • Bishops of Ikot Ekpene (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Camillus Raymond Umoh (since 2010.10.09); born in 1956 in Nto Ubiam, ordained to the priesthood in 1984, formerly a Professor at the Catholic Institute of West Africa in Port Harcourt
  • Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (since 1989.09.01 until May 4, 2009)
  • Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1963.03.01 – 1989.06.19)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene Wikipedia
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