Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar

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

Archdiocese of Calabar

Archidioecesis Calabarensis
Location
CountryNigeria
TerritoryPortions of Cross River State
Ecclesiastical provinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar
Coordinates4°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%)
Parishes50
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAs a diocese: 18 April 1950
Elevated to archdiocese: 26 March 1994
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral, Calabar
Co-cathedralSaint Mary Pro-Cathedral, Calabar
Secular priests67
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMost Rev. Joseph E. Ekuwem
Auxiliary BishopsChristopher Naseri Naseri
Map
Calabar is in Cross River State which is shown in red
Calabar is in Cross River State which is shown in red

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.