consecration other_post nationality article_title coat_of_arms birth_date title rank image name caption cardinal consecrated_by predecessor birth_place motto type ordained_by previous_post appointed religion ordination birth_name
27 march 1993 cardinal-priest of san liborio ghanaian peter turkson
 coat of arms of peter turkson.svg 11 october 1948 president of the pontifical council for justice and peace cardinal-priest cardinal_tukson_987 . jpg peter turkson peter turkson 21 october 2003 dominic kodwo andoh renato martino wassaw nsuta , ghana '' christ -rrb- -- philippians 1:21 vivere christus est '' -lrb- to live is cardinal john kodwo amissah archbishop of cape coast -lrb- 1992 -- 2009 -rrb- 24 october 2009 roman catholic 20 july 1975 peter kodwo appiah turkson
peter turkson

peter kodwo appiah turkson -lrb- born 11 october 1948 -rrb- is a ghanaian cardinal of the roman catholic church .
he is the president of the pontifical council for justice and peace since his appointment by pope benedict xvi on 24 october 2009 .
he had served as archbishop of cape coast .
he was elevated to the cardinalate by pope john paul ii in 2003 , and is widely regarded as papabile .
