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'''Cardinals''' are the highest-ranking officials within the [[Ecclesiarchy]], under the [[Ecclesiarch]] himself. They are members of the [[Ministorum Priest|Frateris clergy]] and form a group known as the [[Ecclesiarchy#Holy Synod|Holy Synod]]<sup>1</sup>, which elects the Ecclesiarch, the head of the entire Ecclesiarchy, from their own number. Most Cardinals lead a [[diocese]]. Although each Cardinal's diocese is outside another's jurisdiction, some rank higher than others, as they are divided into three orders<sup>1</sup>.There are some several thousand Cardinals.<sup>4</sup>
===Cardinals Palatine===
===Cardinals Terran===
The '''Cardinals Terran''' are those who have dioceses on [[Terra]]<sup>1</sup>.
===Cardinals Astral===
*<sup>2</sup>[[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook]], [[Rick Priestley]], 1998, page 102
*<sup>3</sup>[[Codex Imperialis]]
*<sup>4</sup>: [[Dark Heresy Blood of Martyrs]] pg.16
*[[Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], ''The Imperial Cult''
