Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene

5°11′0″N 7°43′0″E / 5.18333°N 7.71667°E / 5.18333; 7.71667StatisticsArea2,263 km² (874 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
908,028
98,552 (10.9%)InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedMarch 1, 1963CathedralSaint Anne Cathedral in Ikot EkpeneCo-cathedralSaint John Pro-Cathedral in AbakCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopCamillus Raymond UmohBishops emeritusMost Rev. Camillus Archibong EtokudohMap
Ikot Ekpene is located in Akwa Ibom State shown here in red.

The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene (Latin: Ikotekpenen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see is Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar.

History

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

Special churches

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

Bishops

• Bishops of Ikot Ekpene
  • Bishop Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1963.03.01 – 1989.06.19) (Cardinal in 1976), appointed Ecclesiastical Superior of Abuja in 1981 and Archbishop (personal title) there in 1989
  • Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (from 1989.09.01 until May 4, 2009)
  • 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

Auxiliary Bishop

• Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (1988-1989), appointed Bishop of Ikot Ekpene

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Donatus Edet Akpan, appointed Bishop of Ogoja in 2017

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria

References

External links

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic Hierarchy