The '''Ecclesiarchy''' (officially the '''Adeptus Ministorum''') is the official state church of the [[Imperium]]. {{citethisFn|1a}} It maintains and spreads the [[Imperial Cult]] throughout the Imperium. Although the interpretation of particular Imperial Cult dogmas varies through the Imperium, any serious deviance from its strictures is considered [[heresy]] and dealt with extreme severity. The Ecclesiarchy is based on [[Terra]], its urban palace covering nearly all of the southernmost continent.{{Fn|1a1c}}