(ANS - Santo Domingo)- On 31 May last, at the Catholic University of Santo Domingo, the Third National Congress of Catholic Communicators conferred an award on Bishop Fabio Mamerto Rivas, SDB, Bishop Emeritus of Barahona, in recognition of his years of dedicated service of communication.

As part of the celebration of World Day of Social Communications, the National Commission for Pastoral Communication of the Dominican Episcopal Conference reflected on the theme proposed by Pope Francis: "Communication in the service of an authentic culture of encounter" with the help of Catholic communicators in all the dioceses.

Bishop Rivas was the first Bishop to be President of the Commission.  He started the first initiatives to promote the unity of Catholic communicators, and also to strengthen the institutions and means of communication of the Dominican Catholic Church. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Barahona, and the first Salesian bishop of Dominican origin. He is considered a tireless worker for the good use of the media in the country.

Published 06/06/2014