Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Ikot Ekpene
| latin = Dioecesis Ikotekpenensis
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| country = Nigeria
| territory = a portion of Akwa Ibom State
| province = Calabar
| metropolitan = Archbishop of Calabar
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| area_km2 = 2263
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| population = 908,028
| population_as_of = 2004
| catholics = 98,552
| catholics_percent = 10.9
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| denomination = Catholic Church
| sui_iuris_church = Latin Church
| rite = Roman Rite
| established = March 1, 1963
| cathedral = Saint Anne Cathedral in Ikot Ekpene
| cocathedral = Saint John Pro-Cathedral in Abak
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| bishop = Camillus Raymond Umoh
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| emeritus_bishops = Most Rev. Camillus Archibong Etokudoh
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The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene ({{langx|la|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
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ikot0.htm GCatholic.org Information]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dikot.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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Category:Christian organizations established in 1964
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century