Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar

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Coordinates: 4°57′00″N 8°19′30″E / 4.95000°N 8.32500°E / 4.95000; 8.32500

Archdiocese of Calabar Archidioecesis Calabarensis
Location
Country	Nigeria
Territory	a portion of Cross River State
Ecclesiastical province	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar
Coordinates	4°57′00″N 8°19′30″E / 4.95000°N 8.32500°E / 4.95000; 8.32500
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	1,136.555 228,914 (20%)
Parishes	50
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	diocese: 18 April 1950, archdiocese: 26 March 1994
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral, Calabar
Co-cathedral	Saint Mary Pro-Cathedral, Calabar
Secular priests	67
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Most Rev.
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Edra Ukpo
Map
Calabar is in Cross River State which is shown in red

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar (Latin Archidioecesis Calabarensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Calabar, Cross River State in Nigeria.

History[]

• 1934.07.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Calabar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Nigeria
• 1947.06.12: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Calabar
• 1950.04.18: Promoted as Diocese of Calabar
• 1994.03.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar

Special churches[]

• Cathedral: Sacred Heart Cathedral in Calabar
• Pro-Cathedral: Saint Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Calabar.

Bishops[]

• Prefect Apostolic of Calabar (Roman rite)
  • Father James Moynagh, S.P.S. 1934.10.26 – 1947.06.12 see below
• Vicar Apostolic of Calabar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop James Moynagh, S.P.S. see above 1947.06.12 – 1950.04.18 see below
• Bishops of Calabar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop James Moynagh, S.P.S. see above 1950.04.18 – 1970.02.05
  • Bishop Brian David Usanga 1970.02.05 – 1994.03.26 see below
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Calabar (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop see above 1994.03.26 – 2003.12.17
  • Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo 2003.12.17 - 2013.02.02; Archbishop Emeritus; resignation accepted by Pope Benedict XVI^[1]
  • Archbishop 2013.02.02 - present; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uyo

Auxiliary Bishops[]

• Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1953-1963), appointed Bishop of Ikot Ekpene (Cardinal in 1976)
• (1966-1970), appointed Bishop here

Suffragan Dioceses[]

• Ikot Ekpene
• Ogoja
• Port Harcourt
• Uyo

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Nigeria
• Roman Catholic churches in Port Harcourt

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org Information
• Catholic-Hierarchy.org Information