The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene () 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
Deaneries Abak Ifuho Ika Inen Nto Edino Ukana Urua Akpan
See also Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
References
External links GCatholic.org Information Catholic Hierarchy