Dominic Ekandem, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Catholic cardinal
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Place of Birth: Nigeria
About Dominic Ekandem
- Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1917–1995), 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.
- In April 1976, he was installed a cardinal.
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