Peter Turkson

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
cathedral
gptkbp:appointedCardinalBy gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
2003-10-21
gptkbp:archbishopOf gptkb:Cape_Coast
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Ghana
gptkbp:birthDate 1948-10-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wassaw_Nsuta,_Ghana
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1992-03-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:Pontifical_Biblical_Institute
gptkb:St._Peter's_Regional_Seminary,_Pedu
gptkb:St._Teresa's_Seminary,_Amisano
gptkbp:honorificPrefix His Eminence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter Turkson
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for social justice
work on climate change and environment
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Fante
gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Latin
English
gptkbp:motto Viviamo nella fede
gptkbp:nationality Ghanaian
gptkbp:notableWork contributions to Laudato si'
promotion of Catholic social teaching
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1975-07-20
gptkbp:participants gptkb:2005_papal_conclave
gptkb:2013_papal_conclave
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_the_Pontifical_Council_for_Justice_and_Peace
Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
gptkbp:predecessor position established
gptkbp:predecessorAsPresident_of_Pontifical_Council_for_Justice_and_Peace gptkb:Renato_Martino
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:successorAsPrefect gptkb:Michael_Czerny
gptkbp:successorAsPresident_of_Pontifical_Council_for_Justice_and_Peace position abolished
gptkbp:termEnd 2021-12-23
gptkbp:termStart 2016-01-01
gptkbp:title gptkb:Cardinal-Priest_of_San_Liborio
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dicastery_for_Promoting_Integral_Human_Development
gptkb:2013_papal_conclave
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6