"I see a rosy future with regard to evangelisation in Calabar archdiocese, in fact vocations are flourishing and our local Catholic community is vivacious and active. Interreligious relations are not a problem. There is a small community of Muslims in Calabar with whom we have a good understanding. At the level of ecumenism, we have a large Pentecostal community with which we have dialogue, it is not always easy but we persevere."
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On the solemnity of Saint Peter and Paul Pope John Paul II will impose the Pallium on 44 newly appointed metropolitan Archbishops: Fides spoke with four of the new Metropolitan Archbishops from Taipei, Manila, Calabar and Antequera,Oaxaca (28 June 2004) Fides News Agency
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Joseph Edra Ukpo
Joseph Edra Ukpo (6 June 1937 – 1 March 2023) was a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Ogoja and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Calabar.
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