Diocese of Ikot-Ekkene ( Latin: Dioecesis Ikotekpenensis ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Ikot-Ekkene , Nigeria . The Diocese of Ikot-Ekkene is a member of the Metropolitanate of Calabar . The cathedral of the diocese of Ikot-Ekkene is the church of St. Anne .
| Diocese of Ikot Ekkene | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis ikotekpenensis | |
| Main city | Ikot Yekken , Nigeria |
| A country |  Nigeria |
| Established | March 1, 1963 |
| Cathedral | St. Anne's Cathedral |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Calabar |
| Parishes | 37 |
| Diocese Square | 2.263 km² |
| Diocese population | 965.752 people |
| The number of Catholics | 107.478 people |
| Share of Catholics | 11.1% |
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History
On March 1, 1963, Pope John XXIII issued the bull Catholicae res , which established the Diocese of Ikot-Ekkene, isolating it from the Diocese of Calabar.
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1963 - 1989);
- Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (1989 - 2009);
- Bishop Camillus Raymond Umoh (2010 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Bull Catholicae res , AAS 56 (1964), p. 249 (lat.)