Dominic Ekandem

Dominic Ignatius Ekandem listen  (1917 - 24 ga Nuwamba, 1995) wani Cardinal Katolika ne na Najeriya wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin Archbishop na Abuja daga shekarun 1989 zuwa 1992. Shi ne bishop na Katolika na farko ɗan asalin Afirka ta Yamma a tarihi. Ya kuma kafa kungiyar Mishan ta Saint Paul of Nigeria (MSP).

Ɗan asalin jihar Akwa Ibom, Ekandem ya halarci makarantun ɗarikar Katolika da dama kafin ya zama limamin coci. An naɗa shi a ranar 7 ga watan Disamba 1947, kuma ya zama firist na farko daga tsohuwar lardin Calabar. Aikinsa na farko a matsayin bishop shine mataimakin Calabar daga shekarun 1953 zuwa 1963. Ya kasance Bishop na Ikot Ekpene daga shekarun 1963 zuwa 1981; a lokacin, a cikin  watan Afrilu 1976, an naɗa shi a matsayin Cardinal. Sannan ya zama Babban Malami na Abuja, kuma lokacin da Abuja ta zama Archdiocese a shekarar 1989, ya zama Archbishop (Personal title).
Ekandem ya rasu a shekarar 1995.

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Category:Matattun 1995