What is Dominic Ekandem?
[[File:Ekandem.jpg|thumb|Cardinal Ekandem]] [[File:Coat of arms of Dominic Ignatius Ekandem.svg|thumb|]] '''Dominic Ignatius Ekandem''' (1917 – 24 November, 1995)<ref>{{cite book|first=C.M|last= Edem|date=2018|title=Dominic Ignatius Ekandem 1917-1995|publisher=Book Venture Publishing LLC|isbn= 9781643484235}}</ref> was a Nigerian Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Abuja from 1989 to 1992.<ref>Nwosuh, C. K. O. (2012). Cardinal Dominic Ekandem and the Growth of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. United States</ref> He was the first [[West Africa|West African]] Cardinal from [[Africa]]. He was the founder of [[Missionary Society of Saint Paul]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Communion Ecclesiology and Social Transformation in African Catholicism|url=https://archive.org/details/communionecclesi0000otui|last=Otu|first=Idara|publisher=Pickwick Publications|year=2020|isbn=9781532657481|pages=[https://archive.org/details/communionecclesi0000otui/page/100 100]}}</ref> ==Legacy== The Dominic Cardinal Ignatius Ekandem Villa which houses the [[Gaudium et Spe Institute]] in Asokoro, [[Abuja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/11/26/onaiyekan-most-nigerians-in-need-of-psychological-attention|title=Onaiyekan: Most Nigerians in Need of Psychological Attention|work=thisdaylive.com}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekandem, Dominic}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:1995 deaths]] [[Category:Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church]] [[Category:Nigerian Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:Roman Catholic archbishops]]