| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Lanusei | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Oleastrensis |
| Country: | Italy |
| Metropolitan: | Cagliari |
| Area Km2: | 2,348 |
| Population: | 69,129 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 68,943 |
| Catholics Percent: | 99.7 |
| Parishes: | 34 |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 8 November 1824 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Cattedrale di S. Maria Maddalena |
| Bishop Title: | Bishop |
| Metro Archbishop: | Giuseppe Butari |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Antioco Piseddu |
| Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lanusei.jpg |
| Website: | www.diocesidilanusei.it |
The Diocese of Lanusei (Latin: Dioecesis Oleastrensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia; before 1986 it was the diocese of Ogliastra. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari.[1] [2]
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:
Bishop Mura was appointed as apostolic administrator after his appointment to Nuoro, Pope Francis appointed him to the see of Lanusei again, in addition to his current role as Bishop of Nuoro (uniting in persona Episcopi the dioceses of Nuoro and Lanusei).