200.M31, Veneris II was elevated as the first ecclesiarch of the Imperial Cult to become a member of the Senatorum Imperialis.

The following short list contains the most (in)famous of those to occupy the Ecclesiarchal Throne on Terra: There have been close to 600 individuals who have borne the title of ecclesiarch since the inception of the Imperial Cult as the Imperial state religion in the 32nd Millennium. Warhammer 40K Darktide Review - Left To ShredĠ2 December 2022 Notable Ecclesiarchs On a related note, in many Low Gothic dialects, the term 'ecclesiarch' is used honourifically to refer to the most senior Ministorum priest of a given parish, as he or she is the local authority on matters of faith. The ecclesiarch rules the Imperial Cult's galaxy-spanning priestly hierarchy from the massive, continent-sized Ecclesiarchical Palace on Terra, which is one of the most popular sites for pilgrimage in the whole Imperium. Since the establishment of the Imperial Cult as the official state religion of the Imperium in the mid-32nd Millennium, the ecclesiarch has always held a position as one of the High Lords of Terra and has maintained a highly influential seat on the Senatorum Imperialis, at times acting as the Imperium's most politically powerful High Lord. The Ecclesiarch is the nominal high priest of the Imperial Cult and the chief administrator of the Adeptus Ministorum.Įlected for life by the Holy Synod, a gathering of the most prominent cardinals of the Imperium of Man, the ecclesiarch's primary duties are to represent the Ecclesiarchy as one of the High Lords of Terra in the Senatorum Imperialis, to order the launch of Wars of Faith, and to monitor and maintain the devotion of the average Imperial citizen to the orthodox worship of the God-Emperor of Mankind. Ecclesiarch Theodacus V, Indroit to the Verses of Dusk Without Him, a billion billion souls are nought but fodder for the ever-thirsting evils of the Warp.'

' There can be but one Emperor, one God, one Saviour, one Deliverer.

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