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171:Population
158:Statistics
970:3 January
949:3 January
928:3 January
875:6 October
669:Education
656:Benbecula
654:St Mary,
648:St Mary,
644:Castlebay
638:Daliburgh
621:St Barr,
617:Stornoway
610:Parishes:
584:Kingussie
570:St Mary,
548:Roybridge
540:St Mary,
535:Parishes:
445:was laid.
348:, in the
228:Cathedral
115:Territory
1435:See also
1379:Churches
1302:dioceses
1110:Dioceses
830:See also
675:Rothesay
623:Northbay
564:St Mun,
560:Mingarry
507:St Mun,
497:Rothesay
491:Taynuilt
475:Parishes
423:1886: A
404:Timeline
356:Overview
346:Scotland
187:Parishes
124:Highland
118:Most of
108:Scotland
90:Location
1177:Bishops
1036:56°25′N
693:Bishops
650:Bornish
632:Eriskay
554:Portree
542:Arisaig
521:Brodick
376:History
340:of the
338:diocese
332:) is a
307:Website
261:Francis
95:Country
1300:Former
1268:Others
1039:5°28′W
683:Dunoon
509:Dunoon
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267:Bishop
180:74,546
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908:from
892:from
596:Morar
326:Latin
972:2019
951:2019
930:2019
877:2010
685:and
679:Oban
578:Caol
485:Oban
366:Oban
320:The
257:Pope
236:Oban
210:Rite
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