Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson,
Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana), was born on 11
October 1948 in Wassaw Nsuta, Ghana. He was ordained
for the Diocese of Cape Coast on 20 July 1975 and
holds a doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical
Biblical Institute, Rome.
From 1975-76 and 1980-81 he served as staff member
at St Theresa's Minor Seminary, and from 1981-87
as staff member at St Peter's Major Seminary. On
6 October 1992 he was appointed Archbishop of Cape
Coast and was ordained on 27 March 1993.
From 1997 until now he has been President of the
Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference and member of
the Pontifical Commission: Methodist-Catholic Dialogue.
Since 2002, he has served as a member of the National
Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environment;
member of the Board of Directors of the Central
Regional Development Committee and treasurer of
the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa
and Madagascar (SECAM).
Curial membership:
-Christian Unity (council)
-Cultural Heritage (commission)
