Late Former Bishop of Wa who served from1960 -1974 has been duly recognized by Government and Honored on the Ghc2 Note Note Launched on the 12th of November 2026 by the Bank of Ghana.

The introduction of the New notes according to Bank of Ghana is to strengthen security features and reduced counterfeits in the system.

Late Cardinal Dery has also immortalized at Nandom SHS with a Cardinal Dery House being named After Him.

Bio

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.
Porekuu was granted several awards and recognitions during his life:

Grand Medal (civil division) – granted on 13 January 1974.
Honorary Doctor of Law (from his old college in Canada)
Order of the Star of Ghana – granted in 2007

Source: Upper West Media App