Peter Poreku Dery Cardinal of Ghana Date of Birth: 10.05.1918 Country: Ghana

Content:

1. Peter Cardinal Turkson
2. Episcopal Appointments
3. Retirement

Peter Cardinal Turkson

Early Life and Ministry

Peter Turkson was born on 11 October 1948, in Nsuta-Wassaw, Ghana. He studied for the priesthood at St. Teresa's Seminary in Amisano and was ordained to the priesthood in 1975.

Episcopal Appointments

First Bishop of Wa:16 March 1960 - 18 November 1974
Bishop of Tamale:18 November 1974 - 30 May 1977
Archbishop of Tamale:30 May 1977 - 26 March 1994
Leadership in the Ghanaian Church
Chairman of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference:1982-1988
Cardinalate

On 24 March 2006, Pope Benedict XVI elevated Turkson to the rank of Cardinal-Deacon, with the titular diaconate of Santa Elena fuori Porta Prenestina.

Retirement

Turkson retired as Archbishop of Tamale in 1994. He currently serves as the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Religious figure

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