Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene
# Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene

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

## 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

### Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Donatus Edet Akpan, appointed Bishop of Ogoja in 2017
