Peter Porekuu Dery

Servant of God

Peter Porekuu Dery
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Elena fuori Porta Prenestina
Dery (left) with Pope John XXIII
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed24 March 2006
Installed28 March 2006
Term ended6 March 2008
PredecessorEdouard Gagnon
SuccessorJoão Braz de Aviz
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination11 February 1951
by Gérard Bertrand
Consecration8 May 1960
by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal24 March 2006
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Porekuu Der[1]

(1918-05-10)10 May 1918
Wa, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died6 March 2008(2008-03-06) (aged 89)
Tamale, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
MottoApostolus Jesu Christi ("Apostle of Jesus Christ")
Coat of armsPeter Porekuu Dery's coat of arms
Styles of
Peter Dery
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeTamale
Ordination history of
Peter Porekuu Dery
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byGérard Bertrand
Date11 February 1951
PlaceSaint Theresa's Church, Nandom, Ghana
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPope John XXIII
Co-consecratorsNapoléon-Alexandre Labrie & Fulton John Sheen
Date8 May 1960
PlaceSaint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Benedict XVI
Date24 March 2006
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Peter Porekuu Dery as principal consecrator
Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya15 March 1975
Paul Bemile25 March 1995
Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D.10 July 1999

Peter Porekuu Dery (10 May 1918 – 6 March 2008), originally Porekuu Der,[1] was a Ghanaian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Tamale from 1974 to 1994, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2006. He was the Bishop of Wa from 1960 to 1974.

The cause for his canonization commenced in mid-2013 and he is now referred to as a Servant of God.

  1. ^ a b "The Cardinal Dery Story". The Cardinal Dery Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.