Dominic Ekandem


Dominic Ignatius Ekandem
Archbishop-Bishop Emeritus of Abuja
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseAbuja
SeeAbuja
Appointed19 June 1989
Term ended28 September 1992
SuccessorJohn Olorunfemi Onaiyekan
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello (1976-95)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination7 December 1947
by Charles Heerey
Consecration7 February 1954
by James Moynagh
Created cardinal24 May 1976
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Dominic Ignatius Ekandem

1917 (1917)
Obio Ibiono, Ibiono LGA, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Died24 November 1995(1995-11-24) (aged 77–78)
Abuja, Nigeria
MottoIn cruce salus

Dominic Ignatius Ekandem listen (1917 – 24 November 1995) was a Nigerian Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Abuja from 1989 until 1992.. He was the first native West African Catholic bishop in history. He also founded the Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria (M.S.P.).

A native of Akwa Ibom State, Ekandem attended several Catholic seminaries before he became a priest. He was ordained on 7 December 1947, and became the first priest from the old Calabar province. His first assignment as bishop was as auxiliary of Calabar from 1953 to 1963. He was Bishop of Ikot Ekpene from 1963 to 1981; during that tenure, in April 1976, he was named a cardinal. He then became Ecclesiastical Superior of Abuja, and when Abuja became an Archdiocese in 1989, he became its Archbishop (personal title).[1]

Ekandem died in 1995.

References

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  1. ^ "Founder". www.catholic-church.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  • Toyin Falola, History of Nigeria