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Archdiocese of Calabar Archidioecesis Calabarensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | |
| Territory | a portion of Cross River State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar |
| Coordinates | 4°57′00″N 8°19′30″E / 4.95000°N 8.32500°E |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
1,136.555 228,914 (20%) |
| Parishes | 50 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | diocese: 18 April 1950, archdiocese: 26 March 1994 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Calabar |
| Co-cathedral | Saint Mary Pro-Cathedral, Calabar |
| Secular priests | 67 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Joseph E. Ekuwem |
| Map | |
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Calabar is in Cross River State which is shown in red |
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Coordinates: 4°57′00″N 8°19′30″E / 4.95000°N 8.32500°E
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar (Latin Archidioecesis Calabarensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Calabar, Cross River State in Nigeria.