Dominic Ekandem

Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1917 – 24 November, 1995) was a Nigerian Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Abuja from 1989 to 1992.Nwosuh, C. K. O. (2012). Cardinal Dominic Ekandem and the Growth of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. United States He was the first West African Cardinal from Africa. He was the founder of Missionary Society of Saint Paul, Nigeria.

Legacy
The Dominic Cardinal Ignatius Ekandem Villa which houses the Gaudium et Spe Institute in Asokoro, Abuja.

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Category:1917 births
Category:1995 deaths
Category:Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
Category:Nigerian Roman Catholic bishops
Category:Roman Catholic archbishops