Robert Rivas (archbishop)
Robert Rivas, O.P. | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Castries | |
| See | Castries |
| Appointed | 19 July 2007 |
| Installed | 15 February 2008 |
| Term ended | 11 February 2022 |
| Predecessor | Kelvin Felix |
| Successor | Gabriel Malzaire |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 June 1971 |
| Consecration | 22 January 1990 by Manuel Monteiro de Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7, 1946 La Pastora, Trinidad |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Via veritas vita ('The Way, the Truth, the Life') |
| Styles of Robert Rivas | |
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Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Robert Rivas O.P. (born 1946) is the
Early life
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Rivas was born in the village of La Pastora, Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago, on June 7, 1946. He is the son of the late Sabina and Placido Rivas, and has one sister and five brothers. Having completed his secondary studies in the Dominican College of Holy Cross, Arima, he entered the novitiate of the Irish Province of the Dominican Order in St. Mary's Priory, Cork, Ireland, and subsequently to the Dominican House of Studies, in St. Mary's, Tallaght, Dublin.
After ordination in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Port of Spain, by Archbishop Anthony Pantin on June 27, 1971, he went to the
After Rome, he returned to Ireland where he successfully completed a course in radio and television production and received a diploma in communications.
Career
On his return to Trinidad and Tobago he spent his first two years of ministry at St Theresa’s, Woodbrook,
From 1985 to 1989, in addition to his work in formation, he served as a special Delegate of the Master of the Dominican Order in Rome, to promote the unity of the order among the vicariates in the Caribbean. He was the first Dominican in the Caribbean to be appointed to this position.
On October 28, 1989, his appointment as the first
As he approached his retirement age,
Activities
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Bishop Rivas has served as the chairperson of the Family and Life Commission for the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC), as a member of the Commission for Social Communications (Decos), of the Council of Bishops of Latin America (CELAM) and the chairperson of the National Committee Against Violence in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). He served as President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Christian Council, Chairperson of the National Monitoring and Consultative Mechanism (NMCM), the National Consultative Committee (NCC) and the Police Oversight Committee.
He also served as visitator of the Regional Seminary of St John Vianney and the Uganda Martyrs and as a member of the Pontifical Council for Latin America (CAL). Presently, Archbishop Rivas is the vice president of the National Committee on Crime Prevention (NCCP) and President of the SVG Christian Council. He is the chairman of Board of the Regional Seminary, chairman of the AEC Youth Commission and a member of the AEC Liturgical Commission. Bishop Rivas preaches extensively promoting the missions through Mission Appeals in the USA as well as conducting parish missions and retreats for clergy and religious within the Caribbean and the continental USA.
He is the editor of the
As an international speaker he has addressed the National Conference of the Cursillo Movement in the USA, National Conference of Charismatic Renewal in USA, Couples for Christ in the USA and the Caribbean, the National Conference for the Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the USA, International Conference for Priests in Medjugorje as well as a Festival for Youth from all over the world in Medjugorje.
He also addressed an OAS Conference at the Second Assembly of the Association of Caribbean Electoral Organizations in Jamaica on the “Role of Civil Society and Political Parties in the Electoral Process”. He was also a speaker at World Youth Day in Toronto, Canada (2002). He addressed the Union of Bicol Priests in Naga City, Philippines in 2006.
References
- ^ "Bishop Rivas appointed to St.Lucia", CatholicNews-tt.net. July 29, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
- ^ "New archbishop comes to St. Lucia", htsstlucia.com. July 20, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
External links
- Biography available in Archbishops of Castries
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