His face now features on Ghana’s new GH¢2 heritage note, but who was Peter Cardinal Porekuu Dery, and what made him such an important figure in the history of the Catholic Church in Ghana?
Born in 1918 in Zimuopare, near Nandom in the Upper West Region, Cardinal Dery was a pioneering Catholic priest, the first Bishop of Wa and the first Archbishop of Tamale. Throughout his ministry, he played a significant role in spreading the Catholic faith, promoting education and advancing the growth of the Church in northern Ghana.
From his early years as a priest to his elevation to the College of Cardinals in 2006, his life was marked by dedication to evangelisation and service to the people of God.
Find out more about Cardinal Peter Poreku Dery in the video below
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