Dominic Ekandem

Dominic Ignatius Ekandem
His Eminence; Dominic Ignatius Ekandem
	Archbishop-Bishop Emeritus of Abuja
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Abuja
See	Abuja
Appointed	19 June 1989
Term ended	28 September 1992
Successor	John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello (1976-95)
Orders
Ordination	7 December 1947; by Charles Heerey
Consecration	7 February 1954; by James Moynagh
Created cardinal	24 May 1976; by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Dominic Ignatius Ekandem
Born	1917; Obio Ibiono, Ibiono LGA, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Died	24 November 1995 (aged 77–78); Abuja, Nigeria
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria (1953-63); Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar (1953-63); Bishop of Ikot Ekpene (1963-89); Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt (1970-73); President of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference (1973-79); Ecclesiastical Superior of Abuja (1981-89);
Motto	In cruce salus

Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1917 – 24 November 1995), was a Roman Catholic cardinal and was the first West African Catholic Bishop. 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 installed a cardinal. He then became Ecclesiastical Superior of Abuja, and when Abuja became a diocese in 1989, he became its Archbishop (personal title).

References

Toyin Falola, History of Nigeria

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