Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene
Appearance
Diocese of Ikot Ekpene Dioecesis Ikotekpenensis | ||
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Location | ||
Country | 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 Cardinalin 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
- Bishop
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