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Diocese of Ikot Ekpene
Roman Catholic diocese in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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
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External links
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