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==Organisation==
The Ecclesiarchy is not part of the [[Adeptus Terra]], but a wholly separate organisation. At its head is the [[Ecclesiarch]], who, by tradition, is always one of the [[High Lords of Terra]]. Below him are the [[Cardinal]]s, of whom there are several thousand. Below the Cardinals are the [[Ministorum Priest]]s: [[Bishop (Ecclesiarchy)|Bishop]]s{{Fn|18}}, [[Deacon]]s, [[Preacher|Pontifices]], [[Confessor]]s, [[Missionary|Missionaries]] and [[Preacher]]s. Other specialist ranks and duties include [[Cenobite]]s, [[Relic-Keeper]]s, [[Drill Abbot]], [[Banisher]], and [[Chapel-Master]]s.{{Fn|11}}{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|1b}} A new senior rank, the [[Militant-Apostolic]], was recently created by [[Roboute Guilliman]].{{Fn|6}}
The Ministorum's ruling body is the [[Holy Synod]], comprised of the organisation's Cardinals. The Ministorum in turn divides the Imperium into thousands of [[diocese]]s, each generally encompassing an entire Imperial world - an exception being Terra, which has several dioceses. A diocese is further divided into '''parishes''' centered around a '''shrine'''. Each diocese is headed by a Cardinal, while each parish is headed by a Preacher. Ranking between these individuals are Pontifices whose authority extends over several parishes and preachers within a single diocese.{{Fn|1b}}
*{{Endn|16}}: [[The Last Son of Dorn (Novel)]] - Epilogue
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Watchers of the Throne: The Regent's Shadow (Novel)]] Chapter 4 - Jek
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Codex: Adepta Sororitas (9th Edition)]], pg. 20-21
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