Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar

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	1,136.555 228,914 (20%)
Parishes	44
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	55
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Most Rev. Joseph E. 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

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