Master of Sanctity
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
| This article is about the Space Marine title; for the novel by Gav Thorpe, see Master of Sanctity (Novel). |
The Master of Sanctity, also styled High Chaplain, is the head of the Chaplaincy in a Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes and head of the Chapter Cult. One of the Masters of the Chapter, the Master of Sanctity oversees the spiritual health of the Chapter by assigning Chaplains to the Companies. Immediately beneath him is the Reclusiarch, the head of the Reclusiam[1].
Title Variations
| Chapter | Title | Latest known holder |
| Blood Angels[3] | High Chaplain | Astorath |
| Flesh Tearers[10] | High Chaplain | Appollus |
| Crimson Fists[8] | High Chaplain | Marqol Tomasi |
| Imperial Fists[8b] | Master of Sanctity | Guaron |
| Word Bearers |
First Chaplain | Erebus |
| White Scars[7] | Voice of the Storm | Jaghorin |
| Salamanders |
Lord Chaplain | Nomus Rhy'tan |
| Grey Knights[9] | High Paladin | Koiar Tempus |
| Ultramarines[2a] | Master of Sanctity | Ortan Cassius |
| Iron Hands[8a] | Father of Iron | Ranek Varth |
| Dark Angels[4] | Grand Master of Chaplains | Sapphon |
| Space Wolves[5] | Wolf High Priest | Ulrik |
| Excoriators |
Santiarch | Unknown |
| Executioners[6] | Lord Speaker of the Dead | Unknown |
See Also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000: Compendium, Chaplains & Commissars
- 2: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)
- 3: Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition), pg. 45
- 4: Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition), pg. 82
- 5: Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), pg. 50
- 6: Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two, pgs. 84-86
- 7: Codex Supplement: White Scars (8th Edition) pg.11
- 8: Codex Supplement: Angels of Death pg.31
- 9: Codex: Grey Knights (9th Edition), pg. 13
- 10: White Dwarf December 2019, pg. 73