Diocese of Ogliastra
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Diocese of Lanusei Dioecesis Oleastrensis |
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Cathedral of Lanusei
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| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagliari |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,348 km2 (907 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 69,129 68,943 (99.7%) |
| Parishes | 34 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 November 1824 (193 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Maddalena |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Emeritus Bishops | Antioco Piseddu |
| Website | |
| www.diocesidilanusei.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Lanusei (Latin: Dioecesis Oleastrensis) is in Sardinia; before 1986 it was the diocese of Ogliastra. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari.
Ogliastra was formerly under the Archbishop of Cagliari. Pope Leo XII, at the petition of King Charles Felix of Sardinia, by a bull of 11 November, 1824, erected Ogliastra into a diocese, suffragan of Cagliari, with the Capuchin Serafino Carchero for its first bishop.
Tortoli, the episcopal seat, was in the district of Lanusei. Other bishops were:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 39°53′00″N 9°33′00″E / 39.8833°N 9.5500°E
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