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From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Holy Father, Pope Francis, has approved the appointment of Bishop Patrick Eluke as the new Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt.
This followed the resignation of Bishop Camillus Archibong Etukudoh, who in August 2024, attained the retirement age of 75.
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) in a statement, yesterday, indicated that the
Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, made the announcement during Holy Mass at the Cathedral in Port Harcourt during a 3-day pastoral visit to the diocese.
He explained that by the appointment, Bishop Eluke, who has been the Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt Diocese, takes over the responsibilities of administratively managing the diocese in the interim, pending the appointment of a substantive bishop for the diocese.
Bishop Etokudoh served as the bishop of Port Harcourt for 16 years, after 20 years of episcopacy in Ikot Ekpene diocese.
