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Ogliastra, Diocese of(OGLIASTRA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 81 OGLIASTRA, DIOCESE of. — In the province of Nuoro, with the episcopal residence in Lanusei. It has an area of 2,461 sq. km and a population of 55,000…
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