Robert Rivas, the Trinidadian-born Roman Catholic bishop of Kingstown, died on September 27, 2026, at the age of 80. His passing was confirmed by church officials in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where he served as bishop. Born in La Pastora, Trinidad, on June 7, 1946, Rivas entered the Dominican Order after completing his studies in Trinidad and Tobago.
He later studied theology in Rome at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.