Peter Kodwo Turkson

Peter K. Turkson, Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana), was born on 11 October 1948 in Nsuta-Wassaw, Ghana. On 20 July 1975 he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Cape Coast. On 6 October 1992 he was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast and received episcopal ordination on 27 March 1993. On 24 October 2009 he was nominated President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. On 31st August 2016 Cardinal Turkson was appointed Prefect of the new Department for the...See more

Peter K. Turkson, Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana), was born on 11 October 1948 in Nsuta-Wassaw, Ghana. On 20 July 1975 he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Cape Coast. On 6 October 1992 he was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast and received episcopal ordination on 27 March 1993. On 24 October 2009 he was nominated President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. On 31st August 2016 Cardinal Turkson was appointed Prefect of the new Department for the Service of the Integral Human Development. See less