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{{EcclesiarchyPortal}}
[[Image:Adeptus Ministorum Symbol.jpg|thumb|100px|right|'''Symbol of the Adeptus Ministorum'''{{Fn|4}}]]
The '''Ecclesiarchy''' (officially the '''Adeptus Ministorum''') is the hierarchy of the [[Imperial Cult]], the only official state church of the [[Imperium]]. {{Fn|1a}} It maintains and spreads the [[Imperial Creed]] throughout the Imperium. Although the interpretation of its the Ecclesiarchy's rites and dogma varies throughout the Imperium, any serious deviance from its strictures is considered [[heresy]] and dealt with severely. The Ecclesiarchy is based on [[Terra]], its urban palace covering nearly all of the southernmost continent.{{Fn|1c}}
==Organisation==
====Missions====
*{{Main|Missionarius Galaxia}}
Missionary work is an important institution of the Ecclesiarchy; its purpose is to bring rediscovered [[human]] worlds into the fold of the Imperial cultCult. For this purpose, Missionaries always accompany Imperial exploratory vessels in case human worlds are rediscovered.{{Fn|1g}}
Missionaries also run charitable Missions, which are schools or hospitals on newly discovered or primitive worlds. When human worlds are rediscovered Missions are usually immediately established. Part of the purpose of these Missions is to further the worship of the [[Emperor]] and Imperial ideals. They are also vital in evaluating populations for signs of [[psychic]] and genetic [[mutation]].{{Fn|3}}
