Stella Maris

The mission of Stella Maris remains today as clear as a sailing ship's mast silhouetted against the rising sun: to reach out to seafarers, fishers, their families, all who work or travel on the high seas and port personnel. Seafarers are often away from their home parishes, and some seafarers have no parish setting to help them maintain lasting ties with their faith and families. A network of Stella Maris port offices and Catholic chaplains establishes a parish that accommodates a seafarer's unique lifestyle and needs.

Around the world, Stella Maris assists seafarers to meet their basic needs: a genuine welcome, spiritual renewal, a safe haven while in port, a safe work environment, a just contract, communications with loved ones back home and a few hours of recreation.
 

Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort
Stella Maris - Diocese of Victoria
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
415 W. Austin Street
Port Lavaca, TX  77979

Most Reverend Brendan J. Cahill, Bishop of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas, was appointed Stella Maris Bishop Promoter in February 2017.  There is an active seaport in the Diocese of Victoria at Point Comfort and two large fishing communities in Palacios and Port Lavaca/Seadrift.