Peter Turkson
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His Eminence Peter Turkson |
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| Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development | |
Peter Turkson
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| Appointed | 24 October 2009 |
| Predecessor | Renato Martino |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Liborio |
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| Ordination | 20 July 1975 by John Kodwo Amissah |
| Consecration | 27 March 1993 by Dominic Kodwo Andoh |
| Created Cardinal | 21 October 2003 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson |
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11 October 1948 Wassaw Nsuta, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Archbishop of Cape Coast (1992–2009) |
| Motto |
Vivere Christus est (To live is Christ) — Philippians 1:21 |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (born 11 October 1948) is a Ghanaian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 October 2009. Pope Francis has named him the first prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, which began operations on 1 January 2017.
He previously served as Archbishop of Cape Coast. He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John Paul II in 2003, and is widely regarded as papabile, that is, a likely candidate for election to the papacy. The Tablet has described him as "one of Africa's most energetic church leaders". An accomplished polyglot, Turkson speaks English, Fante, French, Italian, German, and Hebrew, in addition to understanding Latin and Greek.
Turkson was born in Was saw Nsuta in Western Ghana to a Methodist mother and a Roman Catholic father. He is the fourth child of ten children. His mother sold vegetables in the open market while his father worked as a carpenter. He had a paternal uncle who was a Muslim. He studied at St. Teresa's Seminary in the village of Amisano and Pedu before attending St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary in Rensselaer, New York, where he graduated with a Master of Theology degree. During this time he also took summer coursework at the University at Albany. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John Amissah on 20 July 1975.
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