Fr Larry Yévenes SJ was born in Chile, joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1987 and was ordained a priest in 1998. He holds a Master of Science in Pastoral Counselling from the Loyola University Maryland, USA and is e is the former director of the Centre for Ignatian Spirituality in Santiago, Chile.

Fr Yévenes is currently: 

• the Director of the Certificate (E-Learning) in Psychospiritual Accompaniment at the Alberto Hurtado University in Santiago, Chile;
• a member of the Advisory Committee for the prevention of sexual abuse and accompaniment of victims at the National Conference of Chilean Bishops; and
• a member of the Centre for the Prevention of Abuses and Reparation (CPR) of the Society of Jesus in Chile.