Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem

Archbishop of Calabar, Nigeria

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
18 Dec 1949		Born
30 Jun 1979	29.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Calabar, Nigeria
4 Jul 1989	39.5	Appointed	Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria
9 Dec 1989	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria
2 Feb 2013	63.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Calabar, Nigeria

MicroData Summary
Joseph Effiong Ekuwem
Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem
(born 18 Dec 1949)
Archbishop of Calabar

Ad Limina - February 2009: Bishop
Ad Limina - April 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Offi Udah

Please contact the Archbishop through the Archdiocese of Calabar.

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †
Titular Archbishop of Sinna
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Brian David Usanga †
Bishop of Calabar
Bishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna †
Bishop of Awka

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet † (1980)
Titular Archbishop of Sinna
Patriarch Antoine Pierre Khoraiche † (1950)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida † (1908)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (1841)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youssef Boutros Hobaish (Habaisci) † (1820)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) † (1786)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Joseph VI Estephan † (1754)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Siméon VII Awad † (1716)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Jacob IV Awad † (1698)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Bl. Estephan Douaihi † (1668)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely † (1656)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youhanna Bawwab el-Safrawi †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Donatus Edet Akpan (2017)
Bishop Christopher Naseri-Mutiti Naseri (2023)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Denis Chidi Isizoh (2015)
Bishop Patrick S. Eluke (2019)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1634449

Source(s):

ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 122, Number 10,955
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 125, Number 11,279
ab: Bollettino, 2 Feb 2013

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