Peter Turkson

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (born 11 October 1948) 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.^[1]

His Eminence Peter Turkson
President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Appointed	24 October 2009
Predecessor	Renato Martino
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Liborio
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Cape Coast (1992–2009)
Orders
Ordination	20 July 1975 by John Kodwo Amissah
Consecration	27 March 1993 by Dominic Kodwo Andoh
Created cardinal	21 October 2003
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (1948-10-11) 11 October 1948 (age 77) Wassaw Nsuta, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Vivere Christus est (To live is Christ) — Philippians 1:21
Coat of arms

Many people think that Turkson might become the first black pope.^[2][3][4][5] After the death of Pope Francis, Turkson has been seen as papabile, meaning a possible candidate for pope in the 2025 papal conclave.^[6][7]