Landmark is level 2 of 5 in the Ghana Hall of Fame: a first, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
Made a cardinal in 2003, the first Ghanaian ever appointed, and since 2022 chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences.
Born in October 1948, Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson became Ghana's first cardinal in 2003 and was among the cardinal electors at the conclaves of 2005 and 2013.
He has held senior Vatican offices since, and has served as chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences since 2022.
He has held senior Vatican offices since, and has served as chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences since 2022.
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