A prayerful, devoted Pastor
Though gone, the memories of Peter Cardinal Porekuu Dery, Archbishop Emeritus of the Tamale Archdiocese, will never be forgotten by the faithful of the Catholic Church in Ghana for his numerous works as a Priest, Bishop, Archbishop and Cardinal.
Saturday, May 9, 2015 would certainly remind Ghanaians especially Catholics from the Tamale Province in Northern Ghana of the symbolic official launch and commencement of the Beatification and Sainthood Cause for Cardinal Dery.
The process which has the backing of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), involves the gathering and verification of documentary proofs and hearing of witnesses with regards to the heroic virtues and intercessory powers of Cardinal Dery who, in life, in death and after death, enjoyed a reputation of holiness by living all the Christian virtues in a heroic manner.
A tribunal set up to hear the testimonies to enable them gather and verify documentary proofs of these heroic virtues and intercessory powers of the Servant of God include, Very Rev. Fr. Mathew Yitiereh, Episcopal Delegate and Rev Fr. Theodulus Tanti, Promoter of Justice; Rev. Fr. Remigius Siesegh, Notary and Ms. Agnes Gandaa, Adjunct Notary.
The Postulators appointed to carry this Beatification Process are Dr. Waldery Hilgeman, Postulator, Rev. Fr. Edward Kuukure, First Vice Postulator and Bro. Reginald D. Cruzm CFX, Second Vice Postulator.
The Archbishop of Tamale, Most Rev. Philip Naameh during the launch at Tamale on May 9, 2015, urged Catholics to support the Beatification and Canonization Cause of the Servant of God, Cardinal Dery, with intense and continuous prayer to God to be a reality and as a model for the Universal Church.
The First Session of a Eucharistic Celebration to officially inaugurate the Cause for the late Cardinal was held at the Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral at Tamale attended by scores of Catholics including Bishops, Priests, Religious and lay people.
