The Apostleship of the Sea is an agency of the Catholic Church. It is also sometimes known as Stella Maris

Stella Maris

Stella Maris may refer to* Polaris * A title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known in English as Our Lady, Star of the Seaplaces or organizations named for the Virgin Mary:...

 (star of the sea), and its patron is the Virgin Mary as Our Lady, Star of the Sea

Our Lady, Star of the Sea

Our Lady, Star of the Sea is an ancient title for the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The words Star of the Sea are a translation of the Latin title Stella Maris, first reliably used with relation to the Virgin Mary in the ninth century...

. Founded in Glasgow, Scotland in the early 20th century, it provides pastoral care to seafarers through chaplaincies in ports in all continents of the world.

It was a founder member of the International Christian Maritime Association

International Christian Maritime Association

The International Christian Maritime Association is an ecumenical association of 27 Christian organisations, representing different churches and Christian communities. The members are all non-profit making organisations actively engaged in welfare work for seafarers. It is registered as a charity...

 in 1969.

See also

• British & International Sailors’ Society (Protestant)
• Finnish Seamen's Mission
  Finnish Seamen's Mission
  The Finnish Seamen's Mission was established in 1875. In Finland's two official languages it is known as Suomen Merimieskirkko ry in Finnish and Finlands Sjömanskyrka rf in Swedish. It was established to help Finns travelling abroad, particularly seafarers and migrant workers...
  
   (Lutheran)
• Mission to Seafarers
  Mission to Seafarers
  The Mission to Seafarers is an international not-for-profit charity serving sailor sailors in over 230 ports around the world. It is supported entirely by donations from the public, whose generosity has funded its work for more than a century and a half...
  
   (Anglican)
• The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen (UK)
• The Marine Society
  The Marine Society
  The Marine Society was the world's first seafarers’ charity. In 1756, at the beginning of the Seven Years' War against France, Austria, Russia, Sweden and Saxony Britain urgently needed to recruit men for the navy...
  
  (Seafarers' Charity)