THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HIS EMINENCE, DOMINIC CARDINAL EKANDEM, 1917-1995
Abstract
This research examines the life and times of His Eminence, Dominic Cardinal Ekandem from 1917-1995. He was the first African Catholic Bishop in West Africa in 1962. He was the first residential Bishop of Ikot Ekpene Diocese in 1963. The essence of this research is to examine the Legacies and achievements of Dominic Cardinal Ekandem, to examine the history of Obio Ibiono, and examine the Contributions of Cardinal Ekandem to the Growth of Catholic Church in Nigeria. The Methodology adopted by the work is historical descriptive approach, which made use of primary and secondary sources. The research also discovered that Cardinal Ekandem received the award Order of British Empire (OBE) in 1960 by the Crown, Commander Order of Niger (CON) in 1965, and Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) in 1982. Also, Cardinal Ekandem was; the First Nigerian Cardinal, the first Bishop in Anglophone West Africa. This work concludes that Dominic Cardinal Ekandem was an outstanding and devoted Catholic priest, Bishop, Archbishop, and Cardinal, who contributed immensely to the growth of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, and West Africa.
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