Bishop Jesús Alberto Torres Ariza

Msgr. Jesús Alberto Torres Ariza was born on 6 June 1975 in Urumita, diocese of Valledupar. He studied philosophy and theology at the Juan Pablo II Major Seminary of the diocese of Valledupar. He was awarded a licentiate in missiology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome. He was ordained a priest on 2 August 2003 for the diocese of Valledupar. He has held the following offices: parish priest of Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Pueblo Bello and diocesan delegate for the pastoral care of indigenous peoples (2003-2005), parish priest of Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Valledupar, rector of El Carmelo College and diocesan delegate for the pastoral care of schools (2005-2009), parish priest of La Inmaculada Concepción in Valledupar (2012-2017), parish priest of La Natividad de María in Valledupar (2017-2023), teacher at the Juan Pablo II Major Seminary of Valledupar (since 2006), and to date, episcopal vicar for pastoral care and episcopal delegate for social pastoral care (since 2012) and parish priest of Santa María Madre y Reina de la paz in Valledupar (since 2023).