Dominic Ignatius Ekandem 1917-1995

A Phenomenon Seldom Recognised In The Media Of Western Europe And North America Is The Extraordinary Growth Of The Catholic Church Of South America And Sub-Saharan Africa During The Last Five Decades And Nowhere More Than In Nigeria. A Key Figure In That Country And In That Growth Up To His Death In 1995 Was Cardinal Ekandem The First Anglophone West-African Bishop - The First Of Many - And An Outstanding Churchman Of The 20Th Century. Fr Michael Edem'S Scholarly Biography Of The Cardinal Is A Fascinating Account Of A Journey From Life In A Traditional African Village To The Consistory Of Cardinals Of The Catholic Church In Rome. It Will Be Of Enormous Interest To A Wider Public For The Author'S Personal Knowledge Of The Cardinal And Of The Efiok/Ibibio Culture In Which They Both Grew Up.