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
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Donatus Edet Akpan, appointed Bishop of Ogoja in 2017
See also
References
External links
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Calabar | |
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