Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson

Ghanaian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1948-)
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Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson

Summary

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nsuta Wassa[2]. He was born on +1948-10-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson was born in Nsuta Wassa[2].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson was born on +1948-10-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson held citizenship in Ghana[7].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is identified as part of the Ghanaians ethnic group[8].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson worked as a Catholic priest[4].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson held the position of cardinal priest[9].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's education included a stint at Pontifical Biblical Institute[10].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson was educated at St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary[11].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson received the Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson was a member of Pontifical Academy of Sciences[13].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's image is recorded as Peter Turkson (cropped).jpg[15].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is recorded as male[16].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Peter Turkson.svg[18].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000035320750[19].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26330636[20].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's GND ID is recorded as 1144301629[21].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96076548[22].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16657821x[23].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's IdRef ID is recorded as 185005160[24].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's IMDb ID is recorded as nm12993406[25].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's Commons category is recorded as Peter Turkson[26].
  • Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's SBN author ID is recorded as LIGV022598[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Nsuta Wassa[2], Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson… he was born on +1948-10-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Ghanaians ethnic group[8].

Education

Educated at Pontifical Biblical Institute[10], a pontifical institute[28], in Italy[29], founded in 1909[30], headquartered in Rome[31] and St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary[11], a Catholic seminary[32], in United States[33], founded in 1912[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson held the position of cardinal priest[9].

Recognition

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson received the Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].

Personal Life

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Why It Matters

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson born?

Born in Nsuta Wassa[2], Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson…

What did Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson do for work?

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson go to school?

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson was educated at Pontifical Biblical Institute[10] and St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary[11].

What awards did Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . scholia.toolforge.org. scholia.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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