Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar

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

The Archdiocese of Calabar (Latin Archidioecesis Calabarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Its archepiscopal see is Calabar, Cross River State. The Archbishop of Calabar is metropolitan of an ecclesiastical province with four suffragan dioceses: the Dioceses of Ikot Ekpene, Ogoja, Port Harcourt, and Uyo.

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

Prefect Apostolic of Calabar
- 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 Brian David Usanga 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 Joseph Effiong Ekuwem 2013.02.02 - present; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uyo

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