Rev. Fr. Dr. Peter Addai-Mensah was born in Kumas; Ghana. He has a Diploma in Theology (Legon, Ghana), a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts); Master's in Education (Boston College, Brighton, Massachusetts), and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts).

Ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in 1986, Addai-Mensah is the author of the following publications:Do Diocesan Priests have a Spirituality? A Ghanaian View (1997); Doing Christian Religious Education in Ghana Today (1998); The Church and Its Evangelizing Ministry in the World (2000); Growing Up in the Spiritual Life; Some Selected Essays (2002); Mission, Communion and Relationship; A Roman Catholic Response to the Crisis of Male Youths in Africa (2009); and The Word of God: A Guide To Our Spritual Journey Towards Eternal Life In Heaven, Vol. 1 (2011)