▁of ▁St ▁John ▁V ian ney ▁and ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Mart y rs ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Council ▁for ▁Latin ▁America ▁( C AL ). ▁Pres ently , ▁Arch bishop ▁R ivas ▁is ▁the ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Committee ▁on ▁Crime ▁Pre vention ▁( N CC P ) ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁SV G ▁Christian ▁Council . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Sem inary , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁A EC ▁Youth ▁Commission ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁A EC ▁Lit urg ical ▁Commission . ▁Bishop ▁R ivas ▁pre aches ▁extens ively ▁prom oting ▁the ▁miss ions ▁through ▁Mission ▁App e als ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁conduct ing ▁parish ▁miss ions ▁and ▁retre ats ▁for ▁cler gy ▁and ▁religious ▁within ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁the ▁contin ental ▁USA . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Way , ▁a ▁dioc es an ▁publication , ▁produced ▁his ▁first ▁Past oral ▁Let ter ▁for ▁the ▁J ub ile e ▁Year ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁published ▁the ▁documents ▁of ▁Assembly ▁’ 9 0 ▁and ▁’ 9 8 ▁which ▁are ▁significant ▁documents ▁out lin ing ▁the ▁Past oral ▁Plan ▁and ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁King st own . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁found ing ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁King st own . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁international ▁speaker ▁he ▁has ▁addressed ▁the ▁National ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁C urs illo ▁Mov ement ▁in ▁the ▁USA , ▁National ▁Conference ▁of