Difference between revisions of "Diocese"
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| − | A '''diocese''' is a region of the [[Imperium]] as divided by the [[Adeptus Ministorum]]. Each is headed by a [[Cardinal]] who might control hundreds of [[Preacher]]s within the diocese. Each diocese originally encompassed hundreds of worlds.{{Fn|1a}} [[Ecclesiarch]] [[Sebastian Thor]], as part of his reforms, reduced the size of a diocese and therefore limited the individual power of each Cardinal, making it harder for any one Cardinal to gain too much power.{{Fn|1b}} In the modern Imperium, a single Diocese generally encompasses an entire world. | + | A '''diocese''' is a region of the [[Imperium]] as divided by the [[Adeptus Ministorum]]. Each is headed by a [[Cardinal]] who might control hundreds of [[Preacher]]s within the diocese. Each diocese originally encompassed hundreds of worlds.{{Fn|1a}} [[Ecclesiarch]] [[Sebastian Thor]], as part of his reforms, reduced the size of a diocese and therefore limited the individual power of each Cardinal, making it harder for any one Cardinal to gain too much power.{{Fn|1b}} In the modern Imperium, a single Diocese generally encompasses an entire world.{{Fn|2a}} |
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**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 5 | **{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 5 | ||
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 16 | **{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 16 | ||
| − | + | *2: [[Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], ''The Imperial Cult'' | |
| − | + | **{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 168 | |
| − | *[[Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], ''The Imperial Cult'' | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiarchy]] | [[Category:Ecclesiarchy]] | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 12 March 2015
A diocese is a region of the Imperium as divided by the Adeptus Ministorum. Each is headed by a Cardinal who might control hundreds of Preachers within the diocese. Each diocese originally encompassed hundreds of worlds.[1a] Ecclesiarch Sebastian Thor, as part of his reforms, reduced the size of a diocese and therefore limited the individual power of each Cardinal, making it harder for any one Cardinal to gain too much power.[1b] In the modern Imperium, a single Diocese generally encompasses an entire world.[2a]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)
- 2: Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned, The Imperial Cult
- 2a: pg. 168
