Peter Turkson

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Cardinal coat of arms of Peter Cardinal Turkson

Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson (born October 11, 1948 in Nsuta Wassa , Gold Coast , now Ghana ) is a Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .

Curia Cardinal Peter Turkson at a panel discussion with Angela Merkel on the occasion of the 101st Catholic Day in Münster

Life

Childhood and youth

Peter Turkson was born on October 11, 1948, the fourth of ten children of the Catholic carpenter Pius and the Methodist vegetable seller Agnes in Nsuta Wassa, Western Region . In 1962 he began studying at St. Teresa's Seminary in Amisano with Elmina , which he finished in 1967 and continued between 1969 and 1971 with a philosophy degree at St. Peter's Regional Seminary in Pedu near Cape Coast . He then attended St. Anthony's Seminary in the United States , where he completed a Master of Theology .

Turkson worked intermittently as a professor at St. Teresa's Seminary and as deputy director at St. Peter's Regional Seminary in the 1970s and 1980s . At the Pontifical Biblical Institute , he became in 1980 after four years of study, the " Licentiate of Sacred Scripture " ( english licentiate in Sacred Scripture ) and 1992 after five years of study to PhD (doctorate in Sacred Scripture) . In the meantime, Turkson was a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (1981–1987) and at the Saint Coeur de Marie Major Seminary in Anyama , Ivory Coast (1983–1986) and as a chaplain in Cape Coast (1984–1986). In the summer months of 1979 and 1980, the Ghanaian worked for a few weeks as an assistant pastor in Illertissen-Au in Bavaria .

Priest and bishop

On July 20, 1975, Peter Turkson received the sacrament of ordination at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral from the then Archbishop of Cape Coast , John Kodwo Amissah . After Amissah's sudden death, Pope John Paul II appointed Turkson Archbishop of Cape Coast on October 6, 1992. He received his episcopal ordination on March 27, 1993 by the Archbishop of Accra , Dominic Kodwo Andoh , in St. Francis de Sales Cathedral on Cape Coast; Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Tamale and later Cardinal Peter Poreku Dery and the Archbishop of Kumasi , Peter Kwasi Sarpong . Turkson's motto as bishop was Vivere Christ est ("Christ is life") and comes from Paul's letter to the Philippians ( Phil 1.21  EU ).

From 1997 to 2005 he headed the Ghanaian Bishops' Conference . He is Grand Chancellor of the Catholic University College of Ghana, founded in 2002 . Turkson has been a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Dialogue between Methodists and Catholics since 1997 . He held numerous other offices, including at the symposium of the Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar .

cardinal

On October 21, 2003 he was accepted into the College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Liborio . After the death of John Paul II, Cardinal Turkson attended the 2005 conclave . On February 14, 2009 Benedict XVI appointed him . General Relator of the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops taking place in October of the same year .

On October 24, 2009 he was welcomed by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace . Pope Francis confirmed him in this office on September 24, 2013.

Turkson speaks Fante and other Ghanaian languages as well as fluent English , French , Italian , German and understands Latin and Hebrew .

After the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinal Turkson participated in the 2013 conclave and was often traded as a papabile .

Pope Francis appointed him Special Envoy on December 8, 2013 for the Nelson Mandela Memorial ceremony , which took place on December 10, 2013.

On August 31, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him first prefect of the newly established dicastery for the holistic development of man , in which the work of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, which he had previously headed, began on January 1, 2017.

Viewpoints

homosexuality

Cardinal Turkson said after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized the planned statutory death penalty for homosexuality in some black African countries that the sanctions for homosexuals were partly an exaggeration, but the clarity of the reaction was consistent with tradition. There is a difference between morality and human rights. In a television interview for CNN , Turkson put forward the thesis that the traditional tabooing of homosexuality in African cultures had to some extent protected the population from tendencies towards child abuse and saved the Church in Africa from an abuse scandal of European dimensions.

Church and Power

In an interview, he said that, in his experience, the basis of the Church's “power” is the “following of the simple and poor” whom the Church has to serve. “ Noi siamo pastori e non facciamo politica ” (German: “We are pastors and do not do politics”), he said in an interview with the Vatican daily L'Osservatore Romano ; people should learn to distinguish between pastoral care and politics. One of the main tasks of the church is to spread knowledge of the social encyclical Caritas in veritate in society.

environmental Protection

Peter Cardinal Turkson is committed to the preservation of the natural foundations of life. He criticizes, for example, the environmentally harmful methods of exploiting natural resources in Ghana by multinational corporations, regardless of the consequences for the living conditions of the people affected. In particular, African farmers are threatened by the permanent pollution of the soil with environmental toxins. Environmental protection in Africa is also in the self-interest of the north, as climatic changes affect the world and the deterioration in living conditions in Africa would increase the pressure to migrate to Europe and America.

Memberships

Peter Turkson is a member of the following dicasteries of the Roman Curia :

Advisory board of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute .

Awards and honors

Turkson has received several awards for his services, including seven honorary doctorates .

In July 2006 Turkson was awarded the Order of the Star of Ghana , the highest honor in Ghana. In addition, the Ghanaian was awarded the Order of the Rock in the Anomabo Traditional Area .

literature

Web links

Commons : Peter Turkson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Emily Dugan: The young tearaway who's in the running to be next Pope. In: The Independent. August 29, 2010, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Peter Popham: Cardinal Peter Turkson: Conservatism's Cape crusader. In: The Independent. February 15, 2013, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  3. ↑ a b Peter Turkson. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website ), accessed January 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Stephanie Utz: Where the Pope candidate ate Kässpatzen. In: Augsburger Allgemeine. February 16, 2013, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Speaking the Truth in Love. Teaching Authority Among Catholics and Methodists. Report of The Joint Commission for Dialogue Between The Roman Catholic Church and The World Methodist Council. 1997-2001. World Methodist Council
  6. ^ Nomine per La Seconda Assemblea Speciale per l'Africa Del Sinodo dei Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2009, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  7. ^ Rinuncia del Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Giustizia e della Pace e Nomina del nuovo Presidente. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 24, 2009, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  8. ^ Conferme nel Pontificio Consiglio della Giustizia e della Pace. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 24, 2013, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  9. ↑ Nike Sotade: And The Vatican gropes for new Pope , The Guardian Nigeria, February 15, 2013 (English)
  10. ↑ Jean-Louis de la Vaissière: Who succeeds Benedict XVI? In: t-online.de. February 11, 2013, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  11. ↑ nouns dell'Inviato Speciale alla Cerimonia in Memoria già Presidente Nelson Mandela Rohihlahla. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 8, 2013, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  12. ^ Nomina del Prefetto del nuovo Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, August 31, 2016, accessed August 31, 2016 (Italian).
  13. ↑ Edward Pentin: Cardinal Responds to UN's Criticism of Africa's social policies. In: National Catholic Register. February 21, 2012, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Interview with Christiane Amanpour for CNN on February 12, 2013 , video accessed on February 20, 2013.
  15. ↑ Cardinal Turkson: The "power" of the Church is in service. Vatican Radio, February 17, 2013, accessed on January 6, 2015 (interview with www.bistumspresse.de).
  16. ↑ a b La voce dei cristiani è il grido di dolore dell'umanità. January 5, 2011, accessed on January 6, 2015 (Italian, The voice of the Christians is the cry of human pain , interview with the newspaper L'Osservatore Romano).
  17. ↑ We are the world. An interview with Cardinal Peter Turkson. In: USCatholic. August 2010, accessed January 6, 2015 (English, print edition: US Catholic, Vol. 75, No. 8, pages 34-38).
  18. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 16, 2010, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  19. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 2, 2005, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  20. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 9, 2009, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  21. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 12, 2012, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  22. ^ Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 8, 2002, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  23. ^ A b Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 24, 2003, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  24. ↑ Conferma del Prefetto e del Segretario della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica e Nomine e Conferme di Membri nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 30, 2013, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  25. ^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio della Giustizia e della Pace. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 24, 2007, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  26. ^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio "Cor Unum". In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 29, 2010, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  27. ^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Comitato per i Congressi Eucaristici Internazionali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 4, 2010, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  28. ^ Nomina di Membri della Pontificia Commissione per i Beni Culturali della Chiesa. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 6, 2002, accessed January 6, 2015 (Italian).
  29. ↑ Julius Müller-Meiningen, Raoul Löbbert: Hans-Gert Pöttering - patron saint of the good cause . In: Die Zeit , No. 10/2017
  30. ↑ University of Ghana confers honorary degrees. ModernGhana, March 12, 2004, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  31. ↑ UEW honored six personalities. ModernGhana, September 11, 2004, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  32. ^ Cardinal Turkson to speak at Holy Cross. ModernGhana, March 21, 2006, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  33. ^ Cardinal Turkson, Seven Others Receive Honorary Doctorate Degrees. ModernGhana, November 8, 2011, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  34. ^ Publisher, cardinal, broadcaster to greet Mount Saint Mary College graduates. Mount Saint Mary College, April 26, 2012, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  35. ↑ https://archbishopterry.blogspot.com/2012/10/cardinal-turksons-honorary-doctorate.html
  36. ^ Cardinal Peter Turkson discusses Vatican II at Duquesne. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 30, 2012, accessed January 6, 2015 .
  37. ↑ Ghana Honors Her Heroes, Heroines. ModernGhana, July 3, 2006, accessed January 6, 2015 .
predecessor Office successor
John Kodwo Amissah Archbishop of Cape Coast
1992–2009 		Matthias Kobena Nketsiah
Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
2009–2016 		Authority dissolved on January 1, 2017
Authority newly established on January 1, 2017 Cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for Holistic Human Development
since 2017 		---
personal data
SURNAME Turkson, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Turkson, Peter Kodwo Appiah (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ghanaian theologian, Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Nsuta Wassa , Ghana