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'''Cardinals''' are the highest-ranking officials within the [[Ecclesiarchy]], under the [[Ecclesiarch]] himself. Every Imperial world is They are members of the [[Frateris clergy]] and form a group known as the [[DioceseHoly Synod]] of the Ministorum, or forms part of a larger Diocese¹. Dioceses are administered by ''Cardinals AstralAlthough each Cardinal's diocese is outside another's jurisdiction, some rank higher than others, as they are divided into three orders¹.

===Cardinals Palatine===The corrupt Cardinal five '''Cardinals Palatine''' are the highest-ranking Cardinals. They do not have dioceses, instead serving as assistants to the Ecclesiarch in the [[Imperial Palace]]¹. ===Cardinals Terran===The '''Cardinals Terran''' are those who have dioceses on [[Terra]]¹. ===Cardinals Astral===The '''Cardinals Astral''' have dioceses on other Imperial worlds. Those in the [[BucharisOphelia VII]] was area are known as the most infamous '''Astral Ministra''' or '''Synod Ministra''', while those in Imperial historyother regions are categorised as simply the '''Astral'''¹.

*¹[[Codex: Sisters of Battle]], page 34*[[Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], ''The Imperial Cult''