RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter Poreku Dery

1918 - 2008

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Peter Porekuu Dery (10 May 1918 – 6 March 2008), originally Porekuu Der, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Poreku Dery is the 2,356th most popular religious figure (up from 2,822nd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Ghana (up from 24th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ghanaian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 2,356 out of 3,187. Before him are Megabates, Anno II, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, Aquilino Bocos Merino, Peter Martyr Vermigli, and Jacopo Sadoleto. After him are Musō Soseki, Louis-Marie Billé, Maurice Feltin, Pope Achillas of Alexandria, Sharif Ali, and Agag.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 170. Before him are Kazuo Sakamaki, Patachou, Albert George Wilson, Sandro Puppo, Arthur Chung, and Alfredo Ovando Candía. After him are Bruno Zevi, Art Carney, Pyotr Masherov, Said Mohamed Djohar, Max Merkel, and Zara Dolukhanova. Among people deceased in 2008, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 181. Before him are Bill Melendez, Choi Jin-sil, Yuri Rytkheu, Anton Allemann, Albert Cossery, and Arthur Chung. After him are Boris Yefimov, David Foster Wallace, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Antonio Innocenti, Freddie Hubbard, and Galyani Vadhana.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 17 out of 162. Before him are Jerry Rawlings (1947), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), Peter Mensah (1959), Efua Dorkenoo (1949), Michael Essien (1982), and Ama Ata Aidoo (1942). After him are Clement Quartey (1938), Christian Atsu (1992), Kofi Kingston (1981), Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), Asamoah Gyan (1985), and Samuel Kuffour (1976).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ghana

Among religious figures born in Ghana, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 2. Before him are Peter Turkson (1948). After him are Richard Baawobr (1959).

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