Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene

Diocese of Ikot Ekpene

*Dioecesis Ikotekpenensis*
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 / 5.18333°N 7.71667°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	Francis
Bishop	Camillus Raymond Umoh
Bishops emeritus	Most Rev. Camillus Archibong Etokudoh
Map
	; Ikot Ekpene is located in Akwa Ibom State shown here in red.

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.

History

March 1, 1963: Established as Diocese of Ikot Ekpene from the Diocese of Calabar

The diocesan cathedral is Saint Anne Cathedral in Ikot Ekpene. The pro-cathedral is Saint John Pro-Cathedral in Abak.

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

Deanery in the Diocese

Abak

Urua Akpan

Ukana

Ifuho

Nto Edino

Ika

Inen