Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene
Diocese of Ikot Ekpene Dioecesis Ikotekpenensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
Territory | a portion of Akwa Ibom State |
Ecclesiastical province | Calabar |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Calabar |
Coordinates | 5°11′0″N 7°43′0″E / 5.18333°N 7.71667°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,263 km2 (874 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 908,028 98,552 (10.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | March 1, 1963 |
Cathedral | Saint Anne Cathedral in Ikot Ekpene |
Co-cathedral | Saint John Pro-Cathedral in Abak |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Camillus Raymond Umoh |
Bishops emeritus | Most Rev. Camillus Archibong Etokudoh |
Map | |
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
Deanery in the Diocese
Abak
Urua Akpan
Ukana
Ifuho
Nto Edino
Ika
Inen
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Donatus Edet Akpan, appointed Bishop of Ogoja in 2017