▁As ▁he ▁approached ▁his ▁ret irement ▁age , ▁Arch bishop ▁Kel vin ▁Felix ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Cast ries ▁requested ▁of ▁the ▁V at ican ▁that ▁a ▁co - adj utor ▁arch bishop ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁ensure ▁a ▁smooth ▁transition ▁in ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Bishop ▁Robert ▁R ivas ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁King st own ▁was ▁appointed ▁Co - adj utor ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Cast ries . ▁He ▁was ▁presented ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁Bishop ▁R ivas ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁and ▁Life ▁Commission ▁for ▁the ▁Ant illes ▁Epis cop al ▁Conference ▁( A EC ), ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁for ▁Social ▁Communic ations ▁( Dec os ), ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁Latin ▁America ▁( CE LA M ) ▁and ▁the ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Committee ▁Again st ▁Vi ol ence ▁in ▁St ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁( SV G ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁Christian ▁Council , ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Mon itor ing ▁and ▁Cons ult ative ▁Mechan ism ▁( N MC M ), ▁the ▁National ▁Cons ult ative ▁Committee ▁( N CC ) ▁and ▁the ▁Police ▁O vers ight ▁Committee . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁visit ator ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Sem inary