The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene ( la, Ikotekpenen(sis)) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. Its episcopal see is

Ikot Ekpene Ikot Ekpene, also known as The Raffia City, is a historic town in south-southern state of Akwa Ibom. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria (Nair, 1972). The town is located on the A342 highway that par ...

Akwa Ibom State Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe ...

. The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene is a suffragan diocese in the

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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

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is Saint Anne Cathedral in

. The

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is Saint John Pro-Cathedral in

Abak :''Abak is also a nickname for the painter Hans von Aachen. For the place in Pakistan, see Abak, FATA.'' Abak is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The LGA was previously part of Cross River State. It was later sub di ...

Bishops

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s 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 Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (; born 1949), is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third Bishop of Port Harcourt, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 4 May 2009, to oversee the Diocese of Port Harcourt. Biography Born in Ikot Uko Etor ...

(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

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in Port Harcourt

Auxiliary Bishop

Camillus Archibong Etokudoh Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (; born 1949), is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third Bishop of Port Harcourt, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 4 May 2009, to oversee the Diocese of Port Harcourt. Biography Born in Ikot Uko Etor ...

(1988-1989), appointed Bishop of Ikot Ekpene

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Donatus Edet Akpan Donatus Edet Akpan (born 1952) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja. Akpan was born in Ikat Ada Utor. This is within the area covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene. He studied at Queen of Angels Minor Semina ...

, appointed Bishop of Ogoja in 2017

References

External links

GCatholic.org Information

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Christian organizations established in 1964 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century