Bishop Luis Manuel ALI HERRERA
Colombia
Auxiliary Bishop, Psychologist
Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Colombia.
Bishop Alí Herrera was the director of the Psychological Orientation Area at the Conciliar Seminary of the Archdiocese of Bogotá (2007 – 2015), where he also taught psychology of human development, social psychology, and pastoral psychology.
He was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, in 1967, and attended the Conciliar Seminary of Bogotá being ordained to the priesthood in 1992.
After graduating in theology from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogotá (2003) he obtained a degree in psychology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (2007). He is a senior associate of the Colegio Colombiano de Psicólogos (Colombian School of Psychologists).
In 2015, Pope Francis nominated him Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bogotá, and Titular Bishop of Giubalziana. His episcopal consecration took place in Bogotá cathedral on 12 December 2015.
In 2022, he was appointed Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Colombia.
In 2022, Pope Francis reappointed him a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Bishop Alí Herrera attends CELAM meeting: Safeguarding is an ‘evangelistic responsibility to make our Church a safe space and home’
Creating a culture of care, along with a shared responsibility toward transparency and reparation were among themes discussed by the participants from Latin America and the Caribbean. Bishops, priests, religious and lay men and women representing dioceses, religious...
Commission Secretary to East Africa Bishops: We must let victims know they will be heard
Bishops in the Catholic Church are called to promote a safe environment while providing much needed support to those affected by abuse, Bishop Luis Ali Herrera, secretary to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) said in a message to East African bishops.
First weeks in office for the new leadership of the Commission
May 8th marked the first day in the office for the new management team of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Both Monsignor Ali and Ms. Kettelkamp, expressed their enthusiasm and their strong desire to work together to carry forward the mission of the Commission.
Card. O’ Malley: An Expanded Commission for an Expanded Mandate
Cardinal Seán O’Malley OFM. Cap., President, on the Appointment by Pope Francis of Members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors Today’s announcement by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, of members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of...
Card O’ Malley: A watershed moment for Commission
The 17th Ordinary Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors concluded with a clear mandate from Pope Francis. Below Commission President Cardinal O' Malley's statement to press. "On behalf of the commission I would like to welcome you...
XV Plenary Assembly addresses the realities, challenges, and directions for the Commission, Safeguarding, and the Church
The XV ordinary Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors took place in Rome and online from April 19-22, 2021.
Safeguarding Ministry and Inculturation
An online roundtable via webinar connected hundreds of people involved in safeguarding in the Church throughout the world, and focused on the perspective of inculturation.