Father Javier Ayala Birrell, LC,  was born on June 13, 1984, in Santiago, Chile. He entered the Novitiate in September 2006. He made his perpetual profession in October 2011. He was ordained a priest on May 4, 2019. He holds a Licentiate in Philosophy from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and is currently studying for a Licentiate in Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

He is the Director of the Men’s RC Section of La Dehesa, as well as being a delegate for the apostolate in the territory of Chile.