Diocese of

Stella Maris

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Stella Maris

Ecclesiastical Province: Santo Domingo

Neighbouring Dioceses: Santo Domingo (←), San Pedro de Macorís (→)

2025.08.27: Established as Diocese of Stella Maris (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo and became suffragan of Santo Domingo)

Bishop (2025.08.27 – ...):

Bishop Manuel Antonio Ruíz de la Rosa (60)

Bishops of Stella Maris (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manuel Antonio Ruíz de la Rosa (60)
(2025.08.27 – ...)

Bishop of Stella Maris (Dominican Republic)

Born:	1965.08.27 (Bayaguana, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:	1993.07.10
Consecrated Bishop:	2025.11.08

Priest of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1993.07.10 – 2025.08.27)

Bishop of Stella Maris (Dominican Republic) (2025.08.27 – ...)

Area: 589 km²

Population: 943,762 Catholics (73.1% of 1,291,516 total)

Pastoral Centres: 64 parishes

Personnel: 95 priests (40 diocesan, 55 religious), 39 deacons, 95 religious (12 brothers, 83 sisters), 12 seminarians

Last updated on 2026.03.30