Dagara Cultural History: Cardinal Peter Poreku Dery

BLESSED POPE JOHN XXIII CENTRE FOR INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ABOUT US The Blessed Pope John XXIII Centre for Integral Human Development is the brainchild of Most Rev. Peter Porekuu Dery, the Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale. Ordained the first bishop of Wa by Pope John XXIII in 1960, Most Rev. Peter Porekuu Dery was to draw much inspiration from the life and leadership style of the Pope who ordained him. Long before Vatican II, Pope John XXIII granted permission to bishop Dery to bring the local music into the liturgy within his diocese. This was symptomatic of the reforms this Pope was going to bring into the church’s life and ministry through Vatican II. It is to continue the pastoral image of Blessed Pope John XXIII whom Archbishop Dery affectionately refers to as his father that Most Rev. Peter Porekuu Dery has decided to set up the Blessed Pope John XXIII Centre for Integral Human Development. As a pastor, archbishop Dery has always had a special concern for the youth. In his inter

CARDINAL DERY MEMORIAL DAY 8TH MAY, 2009 A year ago, on March 6, 2009, our beloved pastor, mentor and spiritual leader, Peter Cardinal Porekuu Dery, was called to eternal blessedness with the Lord. To mark the first anniversary of his death, the Bishop of Wa, Most Rev. Paul Bemile, and the entire Wa Diocesan Family, are organizing a Cardinal Dery Memorial Day. The Day shall first and foremost be a thanksgiving to God for the very fruitful life and work of Peter Cardinal Dery, and to continue to pray for his peaceful repose in the Lord. The day shall also be used to initiate a yearly remembrance of the Cardinal, by the institution of the Cardinal Dery Memorial Lectures. The Bishop is therefore inviting all and sundry, in Ghana, and beyond, all those who love the Cardinal, and all those who have been blessed by his warm and loving pastoral care, to be part of the Cardinal Dery Memorial Day celebrations. The details of the Memorial Day Celebrations are as follows: Day: Friday, 8th May, 20