Mark L. Lopez, S.J.

Mark L. Lopez, S.J. is a Filipino Jesuit priest whose ministry has focused on social justice, ecology, education, and pastoral work among marginalized communities. After graduating from Ateneo de Manila University in 1996 with a B.S. in Management Engineering, he served as a Jesuit Volunteer among fisherfolk and Mangyan communities in Mindoro. He subsequently worked with organizations including the United Nations Development Programme and Jesuit Volunteers Philippines, where he served as Executive Director from 2001 to 2004 before entering the Society of Jesus. He later worked with Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan and Environmental Science for Social Change. In Cambodia, he served in the Battambang Prefecture, including as Vicar Delegate, and as parish priest among rural communities in Kampong Thom. He also taught Pastoral Theology at the Phnom Penh Seminary and Battambang Catechetical Institute. He earned an Ed.D. from Loyola Marymount University, focusing on social justice leadership and education.