Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene

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.

Diocese of Ikot Ekpene Dioecesis Ikotekpenensis
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
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	Leo XIV
Bishop	Camillus Raymond Umoh
Bishops emeritus	Most Rev. Camillus Archibong Etokudoh
Map
Ikot Ekpene is located in Akwa Ibom State shown here in red.

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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria