Suffragan diocese Stella Maris, Dominican Republic
Diocese of Stella Maris
Stella Maris
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in the Greater Santo Domingo area covering Santo Domingo Este, San Antonio de Guerra and Boca Chica, erected on 27 August 2025 by Pope Leo XIV from territory of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, of which it is a suffragan. It counts 64 parishes and about 943,762 Catholics. Its first bishop, Manuel Antonio Ruiz de la Rosa, was appointed the day the diocese was erected, with its seat at the Catedral Stella Maris in Santo Domingo Este.
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- Established
- 2025
- Catholics
- 943,762
- Priests
- 95
- Territory
- 588 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Manuel Antonio Ruiz de la Rosa
- Born
- 27 August 1965
- Birthplace
- Bayaguana
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The cathedral
Catedral Stella Maris, Santo Domingo Este stands in Stella Maris, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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