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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 | + | 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.{{Fn|1a}} |
| − | == | + | Each diocese originally encompassed hundreds of worlds.{{Fn|1a}} [[Ecclesiarch]] [[Sebastian Thor]], as part of his reforms following the [[Age of Apostasy]], 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|2}} |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of sectors]] | *[[List of sectors]] | ||
*[[Planets (List)]] | *[[Planets (List)]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | *1: [[Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)]] | + | *1: [[Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)]]: |
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 5 | **{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 5 | ||
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 16 | **{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 16 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 10 November 2024
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.[1a]
Each diocese originally encompassed hundreds of worlds.[1a] Ecclesiarch Sebastian Thor, as part of his reforms following the Age of Apostasy, 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.[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition):
- 2: Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned, pg. 168 - The Imperial Cult
