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Peter Turkson | |
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.jpg) Turkson in 2017 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 4 April 2022 |
| Predecessor | Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of San Liborio (2003–) |
| Previous post(s) | |
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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 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson 11 October 1948 Wassaw Nsuta, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
| Alma mater | St. Teresa's Seminary- Amisano, Ghana |
| Motto | Vivere Christus est (To live is Christ) |
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| Styles of Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson | |
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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 prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church who has served as chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences since 2022.[1] He was president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace from 2009 to 2017 and the inaugural prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development from 2017 to 2021.[2]
Turkson was Archbishop of Cape Coast from 1992 to 2009. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2003. He has been widely regarded as papabile, that is, a candidate for election to the papacy. The Tablet described him in 2013 as "one of Africa's most energetic church leaders".[3]