Background
Dery, Peter Poreku Cardinal was born on May 10, 1918 in Ko, Ghana.
Dery, Peter Poreku Cardinal was born on May 10, 1918 in Ko, Ghana.
Ordained priest Diocese of Wa, Ghana, 1951. Parochial vicar Nandom, Ghana. Assistant director Catholic schools Diocese of Tamale, Ghana, vicar general.
Ordained bishop, 1960. Bishop Diocese of Wa, 1960—1974. Apostolic administrator Diocese of Tamale, 1972—1974, bishop, 1974—1977.
Archbishop Archdiocese of Tamale, 1977—1994, archbishop emeritus, 1994—2008. Elevated to Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, 2006. Cardinal-priest S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina, 2006—2008.
President Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference, 1982—1988.