Patrick Eluke

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Patrick S. Eluke (born 25 March 1967) is a Nigerian Catholic bishop who serves as Auxiliary Bishop of the Port Harcourt Diocese. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop on 12 February 2019, installed on 9 May 2019, and given the titular see of Photice. He was ordained a priest on 23 September 1995 for the Port Harcourt Diocese and consecrated as a bishop on 9 May 2019 by Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi.

In April 2025, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the Port Harcourt Diocese after the retirement of the previous bishop, until a new local ordinary is appointed. He was born in Ekpeye, Ahoada, Rivers State, and studied at Sacred Heart Minor Seminary, Bigard Memorial Seminary Ikot-Ekpene (philosophy), Bigard Memorial Major Seminary Enugu (theology), and earned a Doctorate in biblical studies from the University of Port Harcourt. As a priest, he served in various roles within the diocese before his 2019 appointment.