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Archdiocese of Sanctus

2025-02-23T00:32:30Z

Sanctaria:

{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| name = Sanctus
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| local = ''Archidioecesis Sanctensis''
| border = Church of Sanctaria
| image = Coat of arms Patriarchy.png
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| country = [[Sanctaria]]
| metropolitan = [[Sanctus]]
| territory = [[Sanctus]]
| province = [[List of Catholic dioceses in Sanctaria#Ecclesiastical Province of Sanctus|Sanctus]]
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| churches = 1478
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| denomination = [[Church of Sanctaria]]
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| established = 10th century
| cathedral = [[Basilica of St. George in Heaven]]
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| bishop = [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarch]] {{Incumbent pope}}
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The '''Archdiocese of Sanctus''' ([[wiki:Latin|Latin]]: ''Archidioecesis Sanctensis'') is the ecclesiastical district under the direct jurisdiction of the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarch]], who is Archbishop of Sanctus and hence the head of the worldwide [[Church of Sanctaria|Sanctarian Catholic Church]]. The Archdiocese, or See, is located entirely within the geopolitical borders of [[Sanctus]], the [[capital city]] and a [[States of Sanctaria|city state]] of [[Sanctaria]]. The Archdiocese of Sanctus is the metropolitan diocese of the Province of Sanctus, an ecclesiastical province in [[Sanctaria]]. The first archbishop of Sanctus is generally accepted to be Julius, the founder of the Church of Sanctaria, in the tenth century. The incumbent since 22 February 2025 is [[Patriarch Patrick X|Patrick X]].

Until the election of Patrick X on 22 February 2025, historically (with the exception of Julius) only men born in what is now considered Sanctaria have served as archbishops of Sanctus. Between 1380 and 1974, the archbishop of Sanctus, as patriarch, served as head and Sovereign of temporal entities; from 1380 as head of Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria, and from 1528 as the sovereign of the Papal States of Sanctaria.

It is the metropolitan archdiocese of the Sanctus ecclesiastical province and primatial see of Sanctaria. The cathedral is the Basilica of St. George in Heaven. The primate of Sanctaria is the patriarch, holding primacy of honor over the rest of the Sanctarian sees, and also primacy of jurisdiction over all other worldwide Sanctarian Catholic episcopal sees.

[[Category:Church of Sanctaria]][[Category:Religion]][[Category:Sanctaria]]

Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria

2025-02-23T00:05:15Z

Sanctaria:

{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archbishop
| name = Sanctus
| local = Patriarch
| latin =
| border = Church of Sanctaria
| image = PatrickX.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Patriarch Patrick X
| coat = Coat of arms Patriarchy.png
| coat_size = 150px
| incumbent = {{Incumbent patriarch}}
| incumbent_note = {{nobold|[[since 22 February 2025]]}}
| style = [[His Holiness]]

| province = [[See of Sanctus]]
| residence = [[Episcopal Palace]], [[Sanctus]]

| established = [[Church of Sanctaria#History|10th century]]
| cathedral = [[Basilica of St. George in Heaven]]
| first_incumbent = Julius
| denomination = Sanctarian Catholic
| diocese = Sanctus
| headquarters = Episcopal Palace, [[Sanctus]]
| governance =
| emeritus_bishops =

| website =
}}The '''Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria''', also known as the '''Patriarch of the Sanctarian Catholic Church''', is the '''archbishop of Sanctus''', head of the worldwide [[Church of Sanctaria]], and formerly sovereign of the Papal States of [[Sanctaria]]. According to the Church of Sanctaria, the primacy of the archbishop of Sanctus is derived from his role as the apostolic successor of the Pope of the [[wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]], who sent the original Patriarch, Julius, to discover new lands, and to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, giving the first Pope, St. Peter, Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The current Patriarch is [[Patrick X]], who was elected on 22 February 2025.

According to [[Church of Sanctaria#History|tradition]], the apostolic see of Sanctus was founded by Julius in the 10th century. The patriarchy, also sometimes called the papacy in honour of the original Roman Catholic Church's pope, is one of the most enduring institutions in the [[International Democratic Union]] and has had a prominent part in regional and [[Sanctaria#History|Sanctarian history]]. In the past, the patriarchs helped spread Sanctarian Catholicism, and Christianity, and intervened to find resolutions in various doctrinal disputes. In addition to the expansion of Christian faith and doctrine, modern patriarchs are involved in ecumenism and interfaith dialogue, charitable work, and the defense of human rights.

Over its history, the patriarchy accrued broad secular and political influence, with the holder of the office eventually becoming a significantly power temporal ruler as sovereign of the Papal States of Sanctaria. In recent centuries that temporal authority has declined and, in 1974, the office gave up all claims of temporal power and dissolved the then Papal States; the office is now solely focused on religious and organisational matters. The patriarch is considered one of the [[IDU]]'s most significant people due to the extensive diplomatic, cultural, and spiritual influence of his position on the many millions of Sanctarian Catholics across the region.

==List of Patriarchs==
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! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Patriarch
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Method of Selection
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Notes

|-
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Took office
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Left office
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Term
|-
! colspan=7 | Patriarch of the [[Church of Sanctaria]]
|-
|1
|985
|998
|{{age in years|985|998}} years
|'''Julius'''
|Self-appointment
|—
|-
|2
|998
|1011
|{{age in years|998|1011}} years
|'''Paul I'''
|Designated successor
|—
|-
|3
|1011
|1025
|{{age in years|1011|1025}} years
|'''John I'''
|Designated successor
|—
|-
|4
|1025
|1027
|{{age in years|1025|1027}} years
|'''Simon I'''
|Designated successor
|—
|-
|5
|1027
|1043
|{{age in years|1027|1043}} years
|'''Patrick I'''
|Designated successor
|—
|-
|6
|1043
|1061
|{{age in years|1043|1061}} years
|'''Christopher I'''
|Designated successor
|Laid out methods of election of Patriarch
|-
|7
|1061
|1065
|{{age in years|1061|1065}} years
|'''Patrick II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|8
|1065
|1073
|{{age in years|1065|1073}} years
|'''Paul II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|9
|1073
|04 May, 1097
|{{age in years|1073|04 May, 1097}} years
|'''Gregory I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|10
|18 August, 1097
|02 February, 1109
|{{age in years and days|18 August, 1097|02 February, 1109}}
|'''Gregory II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|11
|22 April, 1109
|26 September, 1121
|{{age in years and days|22 April, 1109|26 September, 1121}}
|'''Mark I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|12
|13 December, 1121
|14 March, 1124
|{{age in years and days|13 December, 1121|14 March, 1124}}
|'''Thomas I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|13
|02 June, 1124
|18 July, 1129
|{{age in years and days|02 June, 1124|18 July, 1129}}
|'''Gregory III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|14
|20 October, 1129
|18 February, 1141
|{{age in years and days|20 October, 1129|18 February, 1141}}
|'''Lawrence I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|15
|02 April, 1141
|27 September, 1148
|{{age in years and days|02 April, 1141|27 September, 1148}}
|'''Luke I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|16
|12 December, 1148
|19 October, 1153
|{{age in years and days|12 December, 1148|19 October, 1153}}
|'''Simon II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|17
|30 November, 1153
|02 January, 1155
|{{age in years and days|30 November, 1153|02 January, 1155}}
|'''Patrick III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|18
|01 March, 1155
|09 May, 1171
|{{age in years and days|01 March, 1155|09 May, 1171}}
|'''Gregory IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|19
|18 July, 1171
|27 February, 1174
|{{age in years and days|18 July, 1171|27 February, 1174}}
|'''Patrick IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|20
|11 June, 1174
|20 April, 1182
|{{age in years and days|11 June, 1171|20 April, 1182}}
|'''Patrick V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|21
|22 June, 1182
|05 June, 1187
|{{age in years and days|22 June, 1182|05 June, 1187}}
|'''Patrick VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|22
|01 September, 1187
|22 January, 1201
|{{age in years and days|01 September, 1187|22 January, 1201}}
|'''Luke II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|23
|06 March, 1201
|22 July, 1209
|{{age in years and days|06 March, 1201|22 July, 1209}}
|'''Lawrence II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|24
|11 September, 1209
|02 May, 1224
|{{age in years and days|11 September, 1209|02 May, 1224}}
|'''Mark II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|25
|14 September, 1224
|21 August, 1229
|{{age in years and days|14 September, 1209|21 August, 1229}}
|'''Simon III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|26
|09 November, 1229
|29 March, 1248
|{{age in years and days|09 November, 1229|29 March, 1248}}
|'''Thomas II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|27
|16 May, 1248
|02 September, 1248
|{{age in years and days|16 May, 1248|02 September, 1248}}
|'''Stephan I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Assassinated
|-
|28
|03 December, 1248
|24 June, 1254
|{{age in years and days|03 December, 1248|24 June, 1254}}
|'''Stephan II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|29
|11 September, 1254
|09 April, 1258
|{{age in years and days|11 September, 1254|09 April, 1258}}
|'''Gregory V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|30
|22 August, 1258
|13 February, 1266
|{{age in years and days|22 August, 1258|13 February, 1266}}
|'''Stephan III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|31
|12 April, 1266
|20 July, 1279
|{{age in years and days|12 April, 1266|20 July, 1279}}
|'''Aequitas I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|32
|04 September, 1279
|22 March, 1286
|{{age in years and days|04 September, 1279|22 March, 1286}}
|'''Paul III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|33
|14 June, 1286
|01 August, 1303
|{{age in years and days|14 June, 1286|01 August, 1303}}
|'''Christopher II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|34
|11 November, 1303
|22 May, 1305
|{{age in years and days|11 November, 1303|22 May, 1305}}
|'''Adrian I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|35
|19 August, 1305
|23 February, 1308
|{{age in years and days|19 August, 1305|23 February, 1308}}
|'''Simon IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|36
|06 April, 1308
|19 October, 1313
|{{age in years and days|06 April, 1308|19 October, 1313}}
|'''Patrick VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|37
|12 December, 1313
|04 February, 1314
|{{age in years and days|12 December, 1313|04 February, 1314}}
|'''Paul IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|38
|19 April, 1314
|28 June, 1327
|{{age in years and days|19 April, 1314|28 June, 1327}}
|'''Michael I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|39
|28 August, 1327
|04 January, 1331
|{{age in years and days|28 August, 1327|04 January, 1331}}
|'''John II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|40
|24 March, 1331
|10 September, 1339
|{{age in years and days|24 March, 1331|10 September, 1339}}
|'''Stephan IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|41
|29 November, 1339
|18 April, 1351
|{{age in years and days|29 November, 1339|18 April, 1351}}
|'''Lawrence III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|42
|07 June, 1351
|04 July, 1369
|{{age in years and days|07 June, 1351|04 July, 1369}}
|'''John III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|43
|22 September, 1369
|08 May, 1377
|{{age in years and days|22 September, 1369|08 May, 1377}}
|'''Adrian II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|44
|12 July, 1377
|23 October, 1380
|{{age in years and days|12 July, 1377|23 October, 1380}}
|'''Adrian III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Killed in Battle
|-
|45
|21 December, 1380
|18 September, 1386
|{{age in years and days|21 December, 1380|18 September, 1386}}
|'''Gregory VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Declared Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria
|-
|46
|09 November, 1386
|22 March, 1394
|{{age in years and days|09 November, 1386|22 March, 1394}}
|'''Luke III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|47
|08 June, 1394
|10 February, 1402
|{{age in years and days|08 June, 1394|10 February, 1402}}
|'''Michael II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|48
|31 May, 1402
|18 June, 1414
|{{age in years and days|31 May, 1402|18 June, 1414}}
|'''Paul V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|49
|28 September, 1414
|02 April, 1421
|{{age in years and days|28 September, 1414|02 April, 1421}}
|'''Stephan V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|50
|12 June, 1421
|09 February, 1433
|{{age in years and days|12 June, 1421|09 February, 1433}}
|'''Adrian IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|51
|22 May, 1433
|18 June, 1447
|{{age in years and days|22 May, 1433|18 June, 1447}}
|'''Francis I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|52
|01 October, 1447
|12 March, 1455
|{{age in years and days|01 October, 1447|12 March, 1455}}
|'''Luke IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|53
|08 June, 1455
|18 May, 1468
|{{age in years and days|08 June, 1455|18 May, 1468}}
|'''Simon V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|54
|02 August, 1468
|11 January, 1481
|{{age in years and days|02 August, 1468|11 January, 1481}}
|'''Simon VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|55
|29 March, 1481
|01 July, 1490
|{{age in years and days|29 March, 1481|01 July, 1490}}
|'''Francis II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Established Council of Haven
|-
|56
|22 November, 1490
|03 May, 1505
|{{age in years and days|22 November, 1490|03 May, 1505}}
|'''Gregory VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|57
|02 September, 1505
|19 July, 1512
|{{age in years and days|02 September, 1505|19 July, 1512}}
|'''Thomas III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Concluded Council of Haven
|-
|58
|28 August, 1512
|29 January, 1518
|{{age in years and days|28 August, 1512|29 January, 1518}}
|'''Patrick VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|59
|22 March, 1518
|04 August, 1518
|{{age in years and days|22 March, 1518|04 August, 1518}}
|'''Gregory VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Assassinated
|-
|60
|12 October, 1518
|22 June, 1527
|{{age in years and days|12 October, 1518|22 June, 1527}}
|'''Paul VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|61
|01 October, 1527
|09 August, 1532
|{{age in years and days|01 October, 1527|09 August, 1532}}
|'''Thomas IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Declared Papal States of Sanctaria
|-
|62
|22 November, 1532
|12 May, 1541
|{{age in years and days|22 November, 1532|12 May, 1541}}
|'''Aequitas II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|63
|08 September, 1541
|29 January, 1545
|{{age in years and days|08 September, 1541|29 January, 1545}}
|'''Simon VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|64
|22 April, 1545
|14 June, 1553
|{{age in years and days|22 April, 1545|14 June, 1553}}
|'''Mark III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|65
|02 September, 1553
|24 October, 1559
|{{age in years and days|02 September, 1553|24 October, 1559}}
|'''John IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|66
|28 December, 1559
|22 February, 1574
|{{age in years and days|28 December, 1559|22 February, 1574}}
|'''Christopher III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|67
|18 April, 1574
|12 November, 1580
|{{age in years and days|18 April, 1574|12 November, 1580}}
|'''Gregory IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|68
|29 January, 1581
|01 August, 1599
|{{age in years and days|29 January, 1581|01 August, 1599}}
|'''Stephan VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|69
|21 November, 1599
|02 February, 1606
|{{age in years and days|21 November, 1599|02 February, 1606}}
|'''Thomas V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|70
|28 May, 1606
|02 November 1620
|{{age in years and days|28 May, 1606|02 November, 1620}}
|'''Paul VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|71
|28 December, 1620
|14 February, 1622
|{{age in years and days|28 December, 1620|14 February, 1622}}
|'''Gregory X'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Assassinated
|-
|72
|02 June, 1622
|23 September, 1629
|{{age in years and days|02 June, 1622|23 September, 1629}}
|'''Lawrence IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|73
|02 December, 1629
|04 October, 1642
|{{age in years and days|02 December, 1629|04 October, 1642}}
|'''Adrian V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|74
|08 December, 1642
|13 May, 1647
|{{age in years and days|08 December, 1642|13 May, 1647}}
|'''Simon VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|75
|21 August, 1647
|06 March, 1652
|{{age in years and days|21 August, 1647|06 March, 1652}}
|'''Simon IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|76
|17 June, 1652
|30 September, 1656
|{{age in years and days|17 June, 1652|30 September, 1656}}
|'''John V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|77
|08 December, 1656
|09 April, 1663
|{{age in years and days|08 December, 1656|09 April, 1663}}
|'''Simon X'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|78
|16 July, 1663
|22 January, 1681
|{{age in years and days|16 July, 1663|22 January, 1681}}
|'''Gregory XI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Resigned
|-
|79
|24 April, 1681
|03 April, 1685
|{{age in years and days|24 April, 1681|03 April, 1685}}
|'''Christopher IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|80
|19 July, 1685
|23 February, 1694
|{{age in years and days|19 July, 1685|23 February, 1694}}
|'''Simon XI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|81
|02 May, 1694
|12 June, 1697
|{{age in years and days|02 May, 1694|12 June, 1697}}
|'''John VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|82
|28 November, 1697
|04 March, 1704
|{{age in years and days|28 November, 1697|04 March, 1704}}
|'''Paul VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|83
|01 May, 1704
|18 September, 1717
|{{age in years and days|01 May, 1704|18 September, 1717}}
|'''Thomas VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|84
|30 November, 1717
|22 June, 1719
|{{age in years and days|30 November, 1717|22 June, 1719}}
|'''Thomas VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|85
|09 September, 1719
|08 January, 1727
|{{age in years and days|09 September, 1719|08 January, 1727}}
|'''Paul IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|86
|12 March, 1727
|29 May, 1732
|{{age in years and days|12 March, 1727|29 May, 1732}}
|'''Adrian VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|87
|04 July, 1732
|18 June, 1735
|{{age in years and days|04 July, 1732|18 June, 1735}}
|'''Simon XII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|88
|02 September, 1735
|14 May, 1744
|{{age in years and days|02 September, 1735|14 May, 1744}}
|'''Gregory XII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|89
|20 August, 1744
|03 January, 1757
|{{age in years and days|20 August, 1744|03 January, 1757}}
|'''Mark IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|90
|24 March, 1757
|02 June, 1761
|{{age in years and days|24 March, 1757|02 June, 1761}}
|'''Gregory XIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|91
|29 September, 1761
|04 June, 1764
|{{age in years and days|29 September, 1761|04 June, 1764}}
|'''Patrick IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|92
|25 August, 1764
|18 January, 1772
|{{age in years and days|25 August, 1764|18 January, 1772}}
|'''Luke V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|93
|02 April, 1772
|18 April, 1773
|{{age in years and days|02 April, 1772|18 April, 1773}}
|'''Stephan VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|94
|31 July, 1773
|08 May, 1787
|{{age in years and days|31 July, 1773|08 May, 1787}}
|'''Francis III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|95
|11 July, 1787
|03 September, 1798
|{{age in years and days|11 July, 1787|03 September, 1798}}
|'''Lawrence V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|96
|27 November, 1798
|14 October, 1813
|{{age in years and days|27 November, 1798|14 October, 1813}}
|'''Mark V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|97
|19 December, 1813
|22 May, 1817
|{{age in years and days|19 December, 1813|22 May, 1817}}
|'''John VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|98
|01 August, 1817
|19 February, 1826
|{{age in years and days|01 August, 1817|19 February, 1826}}
|'''Thomas VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|99
|14 April, 1826
|22 March, 1831
|{{age in years and days|14 April, 1826|22 March, 1831}}
|'''Gregory XIV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|100
|02 May, 1831
|11 March, 1844
|{{age in years and days|02 May, 1831|11 March, 1844}}
|'''Aequitas III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|101
|29 May, 1844
|08 June, 1854
|{{age in years and days|29 May, 1844|08 June, 1854}}
|'''Thomas IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|102
|22 September, 1854
|11 February, 1862
|{{age in years and days|22 September, 1854|11 February, 1862}}
|'''Simon XIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|103
|04 April, 1862
|02 October, 1871
|{{age in years and days|04 April, 1862|02 October, 1871}}
|'''Paul X'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|104
|30 December, 1871
|16 April, 1875
|{{age in years and days|30 December, 1871|16 April, 1875}}
|'''Paul XI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|105
|30 June, 1875
|11 February, 1877
|{{age in years and days|30 June, 1875|11 February, 1877}}
|'''Paul XII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|106
|18 April, 1877
|02 August, 1883
|{{age in years and days|18 April, 1877|02 August, 1883}}
|'''Paul XIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|107
|01 November, 1883
|31 January, 1888
|{{age in years and days|01 November, 1883|31 January, 1888}}
|'''Mark VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Resigned
|-
|108
|27 March, 1888
|29 October, 1892
|{{age in years and days|27 March, 1888|29 October, 1892}}
|'''Paul XIV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|109
|18 December, 1892
|26 June, 1897
|{{age in years and days|18 December, 1892|26 June, 1897}}
|'''Paul XV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|110
|14 August, 1897
|03 September, 1901
|{{age in years and days|14 August, 1897|03 September, 1901}}
|'''Paul XVI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|111
|21 November, 1901
|31 August, 1909
|{{age in years and days|21 November, 1901|31 August, 1909}}
|'''Christopher V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Resigned
|-
|112
|14 October, 1909
|29 April, 1915
|{{age in years and days|14 October, 1909|29 April, 1915}}
|'''Paul XVII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|113
|19 June, 1915
|28 January, 1919
|{{age in years and days|19 June, 1915|28 January, 1919}}
|'''Paul XVIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|114
|31 March, 1919
|08 July, 1927
|{{age in years and days|31 March, 1919|08 July, 1927}}
|'''Paul XIX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|115
|22 August, 1927
|09 December, 1931
|{{age in years and days|22 August, 1927|09 December, 1931}}
|'''Simon XIV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|116
|19 February, 1932
|28 September, 1938
|{{age in years and days|19 February, 1932|28 September, 1938}}
|'''Paul XX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|117
|02 December, 1938
|10 June, 1945
|{{age in years and days|02 December, 1938|10 June, 1945}}
|'''Simon XV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|118
|08 September, 1945
|04 May, 1949
|{{age in years and days|08 September, 1945|04 May, 1949}}
|'''Paul XXI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|119
|12 July, 1949
|18 January, 1955
|{{age in years and days|12 July, 1949|18 January, 1955}}
|'''Paul XXII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|120
|21 April, 1955
|06 September, 1962
|{{age in years and days|21 April, 1955|06 September, 1962}}
|'''Paul XXIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|121
|31 October, 1962
|19 November, 1974
|{{age in years and days|31 October, 1962|19 November, 1974}}
|'''Aequitas IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Dissolved Papal States of Sanctaria
|-
|122
|04 January, 1975
|01 December, 1983
|{{age in years and days|04 January, 1975|01 December, 1983}}
|'''Thomas X'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|123
|31 December, 1983
|22 June, 1989
|{{age in years and days|31 December, 1983|22 June, 1989}}
|'''Mark VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|124
|14 September, 1989
|30 November, 1994
|{{age in years and days|14 September, 1989|30 November, 1994}}
|'''Paul XXIV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|125
|22 January, 1995
|08 January, 2003
|{{age in years and days|22 January, 1995|08 January, 2003}}
|'''Paul XXV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|126
|15 March, 2003
|11 July, 2018
|{{age in years and days|15 March, 2003|11 July, 2018}}
|'''[[Patriarch Simon XVI|Simon XVI]]'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|127
|21 September, 2018
|05 January, 2025
|{{age in years and days|21 September, 2018|05 January, 2025}}
|'''[[Patriarch Luke VI|Luke VI]]'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|128
|22 February, 2025
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|22 February, 2025}}
|'''[[Patriarch Patrick X|Patrick X]]'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|}

[[Category:Church of Sanctaria]][[Category:Religion]][[Category:Sanctaria]]

List of Patriarchs of the Church of Sanctaria

2025-02-23T00:04:41Z

Sanctaria:

The following is a list of the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarchs of the Church of Sanctaria]] who have led the [[Church of Sanctaria]] and have succeeded Julius, first [[Archbishop of Sanctus]], who is considered to have founded the Church.

The Patriarchy is currently held by [[Patriarch Patrick X|Patrick X]]. He was elected to the office on February 22, 2025.

==Chronological List==
===10th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|1.
|985—998
|'''Julius''' {{small|''Iulius''}}
|Julius
|55 / 67
|
|-
|2.
|998—1011
|'''Paul I''' {{small|''Paulus''}}
|Paul<ref>Unknown. Assumed to be Paul given the practice of choosing a different regnal name if desired was not yet a convention.</ref>
|59 / 71
|
|-
|}

===11th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|3.
|1011—1025
|'''John I''' {{small|''Ioannes''}}
|John
|60 / 74
|
|-
|4.
|1025—1027
|'''Simon I''' {{small|''Simeon''}}
|Simon
|72 / 73
|
|-
|5.
|1027—1043
|'''Patrick I''' {{small|''Patricius''}}
|Patrick
|62 / 78
|
|-
|6.
|1043—1061
|'''Christopher I''' {{small|''Christoforo''}}
|Christopher
|51 / 69
|
|-
|7.
|1061—1065
|'''Patrick II''' {{small|''Patricius Secundus''}}
|William
|60 / 64
|First Patriarch assassinated
|-
|8.
|1065—1073
|'''Paul II''' {{small|''Paulus Secundus''}}
|Lucius
|63 / 70
|
|-
|9.
|1073—1097
|'''Gregory I''' {{small|''Gregorius''}}
|Gregory
|65 / 89
|
|-
|10.
|1097—1109
|'''Gregory II''' {{small|''Gregorius Secundus''}}
|Edward
|66 / 77
|
|-
|}

===12th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|11.
|1109—1121
|'''Mark I''' {{small|''Marcus''}}
|Mark
|62 / 74
|
|-
|12.
|1121—1124
|'''Thomas I''' {{small|''Thomas''}}
|Thomas
|68 / 70
|
|-
|13.
|1124—1129
|'''Gregory III''' {{small|''Gregorius Tertius''}}
|Henry
|65 / 70
|
|-
|14.
|1129—1141
|'''Lawrence I''' {{small|''Laurentius''}}
|Lawrence
|64 / 75
|
|-
|15.
|1141—1148
|'''Luke I''' {{small|''Lucas''}}
|Luke
|58 / 62
|
|-
|16.
|1148—1153
|'''Simon II''' {{small|''Simeon Secundus''}}
|Adam
|62 / 66
|
|-
|17.
|1153—1155
|'''Patrick III''' {{small|''Patricius Tertius''}}
|Clarence
|71 / 73
|
|-
|18.
|1155—1171
|'''Gregory IV''' {{small|''Gregorius Quartus''}}
|Peter
|62 / 77
|
|-
|19.
|1171—1174
|'''Patrick IV''' {{small|''Patricius Quartus''}}
|Matthew
|61 / 63
|
|-
|20.
|1174—1182
|'''Patrick V''' {{small|''Patricius Quintus''}}
|Patrick
|68 / 76
|
|-
|21.
|1182—1187
|'''Patrick VI''' {{small|''Patricius Sextus''}}
|John
|71 / 75
|
|-
|22.
|1187—1201
|'''Luke II''' {{small|''Lucas Secundus''}}
|Timothy
|67 / 80
|
|-
|}

===13th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|23.
|1201—1209
|'''Lawrence II''' {{small|''Laurentius Secundus''}}
|Denis
|72 / 79
|
|-
|24.
|1209—1224
|'''Mark II''' {{small|''Marcus Secundus''}}
|James
|66 / 80
|
|-
|25.
|1224—1229
|'''Simon III''' {{small|''Simeon Tertius''}}
|Francis
|62 / 66
|
|-
|26.
|1229—1248
|'''Thomas II''' {{small|''Thomas Secundus''}}
|Adrian
|65 / 83
|
|-
|27.
|1248—1248
|'''Stephen I''' {{small|''Stephanus''}}
|Stephen
|72 / 72
|
|-
|28.
|1248—1254
|'''Stephen II''' {{small|''Stephanus Secundus''}}
|Michael
|66 / 72
|
|-
|29.
|1254—1258
|'''Gregory V''' {{small|''Gregorius Quintus''}}
|Harold
|71 / 75
|
|-
|30.
|1258—1266
|'''Stephen III''' {{small|''Stephanus Tertius''}}
|Brendan
|60 / 68
|
|-
|31.
|1266—1279
|'''Aequitas I''' {{small|''Aequitas''}}
|Oliver
|72 / 84
|
|-
|32.
|1279—1286
|'''Paul III''' {{small|''Paulus Tertius''}}
|Casper
|66 / 72
|
|-
|33.
|1286—1303
|'''Christopher II''' {{small|''Christoforo Secundus''}}
|John
|58 / 74
|
|-
|}

===14th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|34.
|1303—1305
|'''Adrian I''' {{small|''Adrianus''}}
|Oscar
|72 / 73
|
|-
|35.
|1305—1308
|'''Simon IV''' {{small|''Simeon Quartus''}}
|Edward
|72 / 75
|
|-
|36.
|1308—1313
|'''Patrick VII''' {{small|''Patricius Septimus''}}
|Stephen
|66 / 71
|
|-
|37.
|1313—1314
|'''Paul IV''' {{small|''Paulus Quartus''}}
|Victor
|71 / 71
|
|-
|38.
|1314—1327
|'''Michael I''' {{small|''Michael''}}
|Michael
|69 / 81
|
|-
|39.
|1327—1331
|'''John II''' {{small|''Ioannes Secundus''}}
|John
|73 / 76
|
|-
|40.
|1331—1339
|'''Stephen IV''' {{small|''Stephanus Quartus''}}
|Stephen
|70 / 77
|
|-
|41.
|1339—1351
|'''Lawrence III''' {{small|''Laurentius Tertius''}}
|Lawrence
|68 / 79
|
|-
|42.
|1351—1369
|'''John III''' {{small|''Ioannes Tertius''}}
|William
|66 / 84
|
|-
|43.
|1369—1377
|'''Adrian II''' {{small|''Adrianus Secundus''}}
|Luke
|62 / 69
|
|-
|44.
|1377—1380
|'''Adrian III''' {{small|''Adrianus Tertius''}}
|Nicholas
|65 / 68
|
|-
|45.
|1380—1386
|'''Gregory VI''' {{small|''Gregorius Sextus''}}
|Mark
|64 / 69
|Formed the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria
|-
|46.
|1386—1394
|'''Luke III''' {{small|''Lucas Tertius''}}
|Luke
|67 / 75
|
|-
|47.
|1394—1402
|'''Michael II''' {{small|''Michael Secundus''}}
|Adrian
|72 / 80
|
|-
|}

===15th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|48.
|1402—1414
|'''Paul V''' {{small|''Paulus Quintus''}}
|Adrian
|69 / 81
|
|-
|49.
|1414—1421
|'''Stephen V''' {{small|''Stephanus Quintus''}}
|Frederick
|72 / 78
|
|-
|50.
|1421—1433
|'''Adrian IV''' {{small|''Adrianus Quartus''}}
|Peter
|71 / 83
|
|-
|51.
|1433—1447
|'''Francis I''' {{small|''Franciscus''}}
|Bartholomew
|66 / 79
|
|-
|52.
|1447—1455
|'''Luke IV''' {{small|''Lucas Quartus''}}
|Luke
|70 / 78
|
|-
|53.
|1455—1468
|'''Simon V''' {{small|''Simeon Quintus''}}
|Lawrence
|74 / 86
|
|-
|54.
|1468—1481
|'''Simon VI''' {{small|''Simeon Sextus''}}
|Patrick
|72 / 84
|
|-
|55.
|1481—1490
|'''Francis II''' {{small|''Franciscus Secundus''}}
|John
|70 / 79
|
|-
|56.
|1490—1505
|'''Gregory VII''' {{small|''Gregorius Septimus''}}
|Gregory
|71 / 86
|
|-
|}

===16th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|57.
|1505—1512
|'''Thomas III''' {{small|''Thomas Tertius''}}
|David
|66 / 72
|
|-
|58.
|1512—1518
|'''Patrick VIII''' {{small|''Patricius Octavus''}}
|Luke
|72 / 78
|
|-
|59.
|1518—1518
|'''Gregory VIII''' {{small|''Gregorius Octavus''}}
|Mark
|78 / 78
|
|-
|60.
|1518—1527
|'''Paul VI''' {{small|''Paulus Septimus''}}
|Zachary
|72 / 81
|
|-
|61.
|1527—1532
|'''Thomas IV''' {{small|''Thomas Quartus''}}
|Paul
|72 / 77
|Formed the Papal States of Sanctaria
|-
|62.
|1532—1541
|'''Aequitas II''' {{small|''Aequitas Secundus''}}
|Alexander
|68 / 76
|
|-
|63.
|1541—1545
|'''Simon VII''' {{small|''Simeon Septimus''}}
|Simon
|76 / 80
|
|-
|64.
|1545—1553
|'''Mark III''' {{small|''Marcus Tertius''}}
|Jonah
|74 / 81
|
|-
|65.
|1553—1559
|'''John IV''' {{small|''Ioannes Quartus''}}
|John
|65 / 71
|Second Patriarch Assassinated
|-
|66.
|1559—1574
|'''Christopher III''' {{small|''Christoforo Tertius''}}
|Stephen
|71 / 85
|
|-
|67.
|1574—1580
|'''Gregory IX''' {{small|''Gregorius Nonus''}}
|Selwyn
|72 / 78
|
|-
|68.
|1581<ref>Gregory IX died on Christmas Day 1580. The Synod of Bishops did not assemble to elect his successor until January 1581.</ref>—1599
|'''Stephen VI''' {{small|''Stephanus Sextus''}}
|William
|71 / 88
|
|-
|69.
|1599—1606
|'''Thomas V''' {{small|''Thomas Quintus''}}
|Henry
|74 / 80
|
|-
|}

===17th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|70.
|1606—1620
|'''Paul VII''' {{small|''Paulus Septimus''}}
|Timothy
|73 / 87
|
|-
|71.
|1620—1622
|'''Gregory X''' {{small|''Gregorius Decimus''}}
|Luke
|72 / 74
|
|-
|72.
|1622—1629
|'''Lawrence IV''' {{small|''Laurentius Quartus''}}
|Lawrence
|75 / 81
|
|-
|73.
|1629—1642
|'''Adrian V''' {{small|''Adrianus Quintus''}}
|John
|69 / 81
|
|-
|74.
|1642—1647
|'''Simon VIII''' {{small|''Simeon Octavus''}}
|Simon
|72 / 77
|
|-
|75.
|1647—1652
|'''Simon IX''' {{small|''Simeon Nonus''}}
|Anthony
|68 / 72
|Third Patriarch Assassinated
|-
|76.
|1652—1656
|'''John V''' {{small|''Ioannes Quintus''}}
|Richard
|74 / 78
|
|-
|77.
|1656—1663
|'''Simon X''' {{small|''Simeon Decimus''}}
|Martin
|69 / 76
|
|-
|78.
|1663—1681
|'''Gregory XI''' {{small|''Gregorius Undecimus''}}
|Patrick
|66 / 83
|
|-
|79.
|1681—1685
|'''Christopher IV''' {{small|''Christoforo Quartus''}}
|Christopher
|72 / 75
|
|-
|80.
|1685—1694
|'''Simon XI''' {{small|''Simeon Undecimus''}}
|Francis
|71 / 80
|
|-
|81.
|1694—1697
|'''John VI''' {{small|''Ioannes Sextus''}}
|Andrew
|69 / 72
|
|-
|82.
|1697—1704
|'''Paul VIII''' {{small|''Paulus Octavus''}}
|Edgar
|72 / 78
|
|-
|}

===18th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|83.
|1704—1717
|'''Thomas VI''' {{small|''Thomas Sextus''}}
|Alastair
|73 / 85
|
|-
|84.
|1717—1719
|'''Thomas VII''' {{small|''Thomas Septimus''}}
|Edward
|75 / 77
|
|-
|85.
|1719—1727
|'''Paul IX''' {{small|''Paulus Nonus''}}
|Reginald
|74 / 82
|
|-
|86.
|1727—1732
|'''Adrian VI''' {{small|''Adrianus Sextus''}}
|George
|71 / 75
|
|-
|87.
|1732—1735
|'''Simon XII''' {{small|''Simeon Duodecimus''}}
|Simon
|77 / 80
|
|-
|88.
|1735—1744
|'''Gregory XII''' {{small|''Gregorius Duodecimus''}}
|Matthew
|68 / 76
|
|-
|89.
|1744—1757
|'''Mark IV''' {{small|''Marcus Quartus''}}
|Andrew
|66 / 79
|
|-
|90.
|1757—1761
|'''Gregory XIII''' {{small|''Gregorius Tertius Decimus''}}
|Gregory
|72 / 76
|
|-
|91.
|1761—1764
|'''Patrick IX''' {{small|''Patricius Nonus''}}
|Robert
|77 / 79
|
|-
|92.
|1764—1772
|'''Luke V''' {{small|''Lucas Quintus''}}
|Henry
|69 / 77
|
|-
|93.
|1772—1773
|'''Stephen VII''' {{small|''Stephanus Septimus''}}
|John
|74 / 75
|
|-
|94.
|1773—1787
|'''Francis III''' {{small|''Franciscus Tertius''}}
|Francis
|67 / 81
|
|-
|95.
|1787—1798
|'''Lawrence V''' {{small|''Laurentius Quintus''}}
|Reginald
|74 / 84
|
|-
|96.
|1798—1813
|'''Mark V''' {{small|''Marcus Quintus''}}
|Nicholas
|68 / 83
|
|-
|}

===19th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|97.
|1813—1817
|'''John VII''' {{small|''Ioannes Septimus''}}
|Albert
|72 / 76
|
|-
|98.
|1817—1826
|'''Thomas VIII''' {{small|''Thomas Octavus''}}
|Cyril
|74 / 82
|
|-
|99.
|1826—1831
|'''Gregory XIV''' {{small|''Gregorius Quartus Decimus''}}
|Samuel
|75 / 80
|
|-
|100.
|1831—1844
|'''Aequitas III''' {{small|''Aequitas Tertius''}}
|Louis
|74 / 87
|
|-
|101.
|1844—1854
|'''Thomas IX''' {{small|''Thomas Nonus''}}
|Thomas
|73 / 83
|
|-
|102.
|1854—1862
|'''Simon XIII''' {{small|''Simeon Tertius Decimus''}}
|Jacob
|72 / 79
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|-
|103.
|1862—1871
|'''Paul X''' {{small|''Paulus Decimus''}}
|Angelo
|74 / 82
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|-
|104.
|1871—1875
|'''Paul XI''' {{small|''Paulus Undecimus''}}
|Joseph
|78 / 82
|
|-
|105.
|1875—1877
|'''Paul XII''' {{small|''Paulus Duodecimus''}}
|Theodore
|77 / 79
|
|-
|106.
|1877—1883
|'''Paul XIII''' {{small|''Paulus Tertius Decimus''}}
|George
|76 / 81
|
|-
|107.
|1883—1888
|'''Mark VI''' {{small|''Marcus Sextus''}}
|John
|72 / 77
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|-
|108.
|1888—1892
|'''Paul XIV''' {{small|''Paulus Quartus Decimus''}}
|Mason
|74 / 79
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|-
|109.
|1892—1897
|'''Paul XV''' {{small|''Paulus Quintus Decimus''}}
|Noah
|75 / 80
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|-
|110.
|1897—1901
|'''Paul XVI''' {{small|''Paulus Sextus Decimus''}}
|Mark
|77 / 80
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|-
|}

===20th century===
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|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|111.
|1901—1909
|'''Christopher V''' {{small|''Christoforo Quincus''}}
|Geoffrey
|78 / 86
|
|-
|112.
|1909—1915
|'''Paul XVII''' {{small|''Paulus Septimus Decimus''}}
|Alastair
|74 / 79
|
|-
|113.
|1915—1919
|'''Paul XVIII''' {{small|''Paulus Duodevicesimus''}}
|Leo
|73 / 76
|Fourth Patriarch Assassinated
|-
|114.
|1919—1927
|'''Paul XIX''' {{small|''Paulus Undevicesimus''}}
|Henry
|74 / 82
|
|-
|115.
|1927—1931
|'''Simon XIV''' {{small|''Simeon Quartus Decimus''}}
|Ivan
|76 / 80
|
|-
|116.
|1932<ref>Simon XIV died on November 30th 1931. While the Synod of Bishops met to elect his successor in December of 1931, they did not succeed until January 05 1932.</ref>—1938
|'''Paul XX''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus''}}
|Millard
|75 / 81
|
|-
|117.
|1938—1945
|'''Simon XV''' {{small|''Simeon Quintus Decimus''}}
|Robert
|75 / 82
|
|-
|118.
|1945—1949
|'''Paul XXI''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Primus''}}
|Thomas
|73 / 77
|
|-
|119.
|1949—1955
|'''Paul XXII''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Secundus''}}
|Peter
|76 / 81
|
|-
|120.
|1955—1962
|'''Paul XXIII''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Tertius''}}
|Herbert
|77 / 84
|
|-
|121.
|1962—1974
|'''Aequitas IV''' {{small|''Aequitas Quartus''}}
|Alan
|77 / 89
|Dissolved the Papal States of Sanctaria. Relinquished all temporal power of the Church of Sanctaria
|-
|122.
|1975<ref>Though Aequitas died in November, the Synod did not meet to elect his successor until January 1975.</ref>—1983
|'''Thomas X''' {{small|''Thomas Decimus''}}
|Kenneth
|72 / 79
|
|-
|123.
|1983—1989
|'''Mark VII''' {{small|''Marcus Septimus''}}
|Mark
|74 / 79
|
|-
|124.
|1989—1995
|'''Paul XXIV''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Quartus''}}
|Joseph
|77 / 83
|
|-
|125.
|1995—2003
|'''Paul XXV''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Quintus''}}
|Solomon
|72 / 79
|
|-
|}

===21st century===
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|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|126.
|2003—2018
|'''[[Patriarch Simon XVI|Simon XVI]]''' {{small|''Simeon Sextus Decimus''}}
|Jonathan
|73 / 88
|
|-
|127.
|2018—2025
|'''[[Patriarch Luke VI|Luke VI]]''' {{small|''Lucas Sextus''}}
|Geoffrey
|77 / 83
|
|-
|128.
|2025—present
|'''[[Patriarch Patrick X|Patrick X]]''' {{small|''Patricius Decimus''}}
|Clark
|52 / -
|First Patriarch to be elected from an episcopate outside of Sanctaria
|-
|}

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The '''Church of Sanctaria''' ([[wikipedia:Latin|Latin]]: ''Ecclesia Terra Sancti''), also known as the '''Sanctarian Catholic Church''', is the largest Christian church in [[Sanctaria]], with more than 228 million members worldwide. It is also the state church of Sanctaria. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the [[International Democratic Union]], it has played a prominent part in the history and the development of civilisation in the western part of the region. The church is headed by the [[Archbishop of Sanctus]], who is more commonly known as the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], or, simply, the Patriarch. Its central administration is located in [[Sanctus]], capital of Sanctaria.

The Sanctarian Catholic Church split from the [[wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]], and renounced the authority of the [[wikipedia:Pope|Roman Pope]], in 985 AD when Julius, a missionary sent by the Roman Church, discovered what he believed was "the holy land". Records suggest Julius did not want to cede authority of this new land, located far from any lands previously mapped, to the Church in Rome and he subsequently declared himself head of the Church he was proselytising on behalf of. Current teaching in the Roman Catholic Church is the missionary known as Julius was presumed dead shortly after his journey began.

The Church's teachings are broadly similar to that of the Roman Catholic Church, in that, while it was founded by Julius, its bishops are the successors of the apostles of [[wikipedia:Jesus Christ|Jesus Christ]], and that the Patriarch is the successor to [[wikipedia:Saint Peter|Saint Peter]] to whom primacy was conferred by Christ.

A primary difference, however, between the Church of Sanctaria and the Roman Catholic Church is regarding the sacrament of the Eucharist. While the Roman Catholic Church teaches that consecrated bread and wine becomes the body and blood of Christ, the Church of Sanctaria maintains that the blood and wine become only blessed symbols of Christ's body and blood. The [[wikipedia:Virgin Mary|Virgin Mary]] is also venerated in the Church of Sanctaria, however the Roman Church's Marion theology is far more dogmatic. The Sanctarian Church's teaching includes sanctification through faith and evangelisation of the Gospel as well as Catholic social teaching, which emphasises voluntary support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.<ref>"Corporal works of mercy" concern the material needs of others. "Spiritual works of mercy" concern the spiritual needs of others.</ref> The Church of Sanctaria is one of the largest non-government providers of education in Sanctaria.

From the mid 20th century, the Church of Sanctaria has been criticised for its traditionalist beliefs, particularly its attitudes towards women, views on homosexuality, and also for its refusals to publish transparent financial records.

==History==
===Rise of the Church (985—1380)===
====Arrival of Christianity====
According to tradition, Christianity in the form of the Church of Sanctaria arrived in the [[International Democratic Union]], in land now considered to be western [[Sanctaria]], in the year 985 with the landing of the [[wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] missionary known to scholars today only as Julius. The historical evidence of that time suggests that the native people, who were tribal, believed in local polytheistic religions, though the number, names, and variety of the gods they worshipped differed from tribe to tribe. Initially making little progress by way of converting local tribal chieftains, contemporary records believed to have been written by Julius himself, or at the least an assistant or scribe travelling with him, explains that he came across one particular tribe that believed him to be the earthly personification of one their gods.

Although assuming the mantle of a god or idol is forbidden by Christianity, Julius used this leverage to convince the tribe, and more importantly their chieftain, that the one true religion was a monotheistic Christian one, and that while he was not the God himself, he was his earthly messenger. It is believed by scholars today that this initial method of conversion - representing himself as God's representative on earth, which had hitherto in Christianity been the [[wikipedia:Pope|Roman Pope]] - led Julius to officially break from the Roman Catholic Church, remain in Sanctaria, rename the religion as the Sanctarian Catholic Church, and appoint himself as that sect's Pope-like figure, that he called the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarch]].

Having initially won over one tribe, Julius used his position as their spiritual leader to convince them to wage war against smaller tribes, using the practice of [[wikipedia:right by conquest|right of conquest]] as the basis for spreading Christianity in the area, at least at first. By 989, it is documented that at least six tribes had united under the leadership of one chieftain, a King Aefrid, who had Julius and the Church of Sanctaria as their spiritual leader. Contemporary records suggest that his new united tribe was significant in size and that Julius himself instructed them daily in Christian belief. By 991, records exist of Julius having left that tribe to convert other, similarly sized groups in the region, to great success; the tribe he left remained large, believing in the Christian god and Julius as that god's representative, while these new tribes also began to accept the Sanctarian Catholic Church, and Julius as their spiritual leader.
[[File:Korn Accord.jpg|thumb|310x310px|Surviving page of the Korn Accord]]

====Beginnings of temporal power====
One of the earliest surviving documents of that era of Sanctarian history is what is known as the Korn Accord. Dated to be from around 997, this document details the meeting of two great tribes, whose lands and holdings were of considerable size, and who had been at war on and off for centuries. The Accord tells us that, tired of warring, and having been "enlightened in the way of Christ", the tribes had decided to unite under one leader. The document, written in Latin, and some scholars believe by Julius' own hand, explains that a "neutral and wise party" that the two chieftains had decided to unite under was "a messenger of Christ himself" - Julius.

The uniting of the two groups, and their significant tribal kingdoms, was the first instance of temporal power, as opposed to spiritual power, that the Church of Sanctaria was to wield. Though the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria was not to be officially formed for another few hundred years, it is understood from the Korn Accord that Julius intended his Sanctarian Catholic Church to attempt to mirror the Roman Catholic Church in size and influence. Incidentally, the Korn Accord also mentions for the first time in written history what was to become the name of the nation, Sanctaria, when it talks of "the united lands we name Terra Sanctus".

It is documented that Julius died only a year or so later in 998, leaving behind information on how his successor, chosen by him before later formal processes were implemented, was to be treated like the next earthy messenger from God, because God had told Julius who to pick. His successor, whose birth name has been lost to history, took the regnal name of Paul and reigned until 1011. Not much is known about this patriarch, or a number of the subsequent patriarchs, other than they did not seek to expand the religion or their temporal power, instead focusing on education of their new and growing faithful; this can be assumed because of the significant jump in written records over the next forty years, suggesting that Julius and his successor Paul had implemented some sort of education system that taught the tribal natives English and Latin.

It was during the 11th century, generally accepted to be during the reign of Patriarch Christopher I, that the archbishopric of [[Sanctus]] was designated as the primary See, and that whoever held the office of [[Archbishop of Sanctus]] would be the Patriarch of the Church. Sanctus, a city on the southern coast of the lands referred to as Terra Sanctus, had fertile lands and existing docks for trading ships. No formal declaration exists but tradition holds that Sanctus was designated the capital of the Terra Sanctus in the year 1055, during the reign of Christopher I.

====Growth and organisation====
Throughout the remainder of the 11th century, and the beginning of the 12th, successive patriarchs focused on growing the organisation of the Sanctarian Catholic Church itself, including adopting the name of ''Ecclesia Terra Sancti'', meaning the Church of the Holy Land. This part of Sanctarian history also saw the area's name, Terra Sanctus, quickly corrupt into Sancti Terra, and finally Sanctaria, due to the influx of trade from other nations, and the adoption of Latin and English as commonly spoken languages. By the reign of Gregory IV in the 1160s, the nation was almost exclusively called, and referred to, as Sanctaria.

Gregory IV's reign also saw the better organisation of Provinces and Dioceses within Sanctaria; prior to Gregory IV's reign, the patriarch appointed any cleric who pleased him a bishop, regardless of whether or not that person actually had a diocese or see to run. In 1158, Gregory IV issued what scholars believe to be equivalent to a constitution, in English called ''The State of the Church'', in which he spelled out the organisation as first and foremost parishes, led by a priest, then dioceses led by a bishop, then provinces led by an archbishop. He did, however, include the title and position of cardinal, something borrowed from the Roman Church, as a personal gift of the patriarch, which would continue to be given to a cleric who was favoured by the patriarch. An addendum to ''The State of the Church'' was issued in 1168, saying only those bishops who held the title of cardinal were eligible to be chosen as a successor to the patriarch. The 1168 amendment also clarified that it would be the bishops sitting as a group who would choose a cardinal to be Archbishop of Sanctus whenever that see was vacant; previously the patriarch chose a successor on his deathbed, if he was physically able to. This tradition of bishops choosing a cardinal from among their number to be patriarch continued until 2003 when [[Patriarch Simon XVI|Simon XVI]] was the first non-Cardinal to be chosen, the position and title discontinued from 1974.<ref>Cardinals appointed prior to 1974 and who were still alive were grandfathered in.</ref>

By the late 1200s, most of the land now considered modern Sanctaria were fully Christian, though not all had ceded temporal authority to the patriarch. The Church's own ranks of priests and bishops had ballooned and, according to the Church's own records, the vast majority of people in Sanctaria were literate in at least one of English or Latin, a fact which scholars suggest was likely exaggerated, but otherwise very notable in its own right.

====Militancy and cementing of temporal rule====
[[File:Gregory VI.jpg|left|thumb|190x190px|Drawing of Patriarch Gregory VI (1380—1386) who declared the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria]]
Between 1369 and 1386, the Archbishopric of Sanctus was held by successive patriarchs who academics commonly refer to as "The Warrior Patriarchs". These individuals, Adrian II, Adrian III, and Gregory VI, are known more for their militancy and thirst for warfare and conquest than they are for any spiritual or religious dogma or acts. Beginning with Adrian II, who was elected Patriarch in 1369, these patriarchs unified any vestiges of tribal military that still existed even centuries after the unification of tribes and tribal life, such as separate armies or militia for certain parts of Sanctaria. Called the Blessed Army of the Patriarch, this unified force was dispatched by the successive patriarch to lands who, while followers of the Church of Sanctaria, had not ceded sovereignty to the patriarch. Adrian III in particular, who reigned from 1377 to 1380, often personally led this army into battle against local tribal chieftains and kings, who were often matchless against the numbers the Blessed Army possessed. In October 1380, Adrian III was wounded at the Battle of the Mountain Pass by a stray arrow from, contemporary records say, one of his own soldiers. The Battle of the Mountain Pass was the final battle in the Papal Wars, and ended with the local tribal king pledging loyalty, subservience, and fealty to the dying Adrian III. Adrian III was said to be less than gracious in victory and apparently with his dying breath ordered the surrendered king beheaded, an order which his captains dutifully carried out.

In December 1380, Gregory VI was chosen as the new patriarch, and immediately declared in his inaugural homily that "Sanctaria must move forward as one. No more tribes. No more kings - save one. The Holy King. God's own King. The Papal King". On Christmas Day 1380, Gregory declared that all tribes and tribal customs and laws were to be disbanded, and that all individuals were now part of one Sanctaria that was united fully, in all aspects, under the rule of the Church of Sanctaria. He declared himself Sovereign of the Kingdom of Sanctaria, in addition to his title of Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria, and decreed that whomever held the latter would also be the former.

Though there were some rebellions in the last few days of 1380 and the early part of 1381, Gregory ensured the Blessed Army was on hand to crush any dissent saying in a letter to a friend "they profess to be Catholic, but they reject the authority of God. God has chosen me and has chosen this path. God alone shall judge them for their heresy, and it is my duty to ensure they meet God in judgement expeditiously". Scholars now date the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria, as it came to be known, to Christmas Day 1380, and the declaration by Gregory VI that he was a Sovereign over one, united, catholic Sanctaria.

===Development of the established Church (1380—1528)===
====Nation-building====
Gregory VI's official declaration of the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria in 1380, and the subsequent swift quelling of rebellions, was just the first step the Church took in the late 14th century to assert their temporal power. In 1397, Patriarch Michael II announced all citizens were to pay tithes<ref>A form of church tax.</ref> regardless of their income "to support the governing of the Church". The income generated from these tithes, which often left struggling farmers and members of the lower-working class destitute because of their severity, predominantly went to the patriarch's own purse, with a nominal amount each year used to support the soldiers of the Blessed Army.

In 1413, to ensure the Church had eyes and control over every corner of the Kingdom, Patriarch Paul V created regional governors, called doges, who would act as governors or managers of newly created duchies; whole swathes of lands, townships, and even cities across the Kingdom divided up for easier organisation and control. These doges, all of whom were either favoured archbishops or wealthy landowners, were originally given a limited degree of authority in how to run their duchies, with many decisions needed the approval of the patriarch back in Sanctus; however as time went on, these doges were given even more authority in how to rule. Paul V's successor, Stephan V, in 1418 began to appoint nuncios, or ambassadors, to neighbouring countries and further afield, ostensibly with the motive of improving relations and trade, but, as time later proved, with the more duplicitous aim of missionary work and the encouragement of subversive faith militant groups to grow the influence of the Church in those nations too. Scholars now suggest that it was Stephan V's groundwork in this that later led to the successful, and relatively bloodless, coups in countries like [[Munsteran]] which resulted in the creation of the Papal States.

Stephan V also created what could be considered an early equivalent to the nation's [[Department of the Treasury (Sanctaria)|treasury]] in 1420, called the ''Atria Caritatum'', or Halls of Charities, which essentially took stock of the finances of the Patriarch and decided how much, if any at all, would be given to the destitute of the nation via alms or other charitable measures.

====Faith-based community development====
[[File:13thC Hospital.jpg|thumb|323x323px|An early hospital]]
Despite the Church's control of the Kingdom of Sanctaria, and its presence in everyday life, priests and bishops across the nation noted a drop in attendance at daily and weekly religious services across Sanctaria, particularly in urban centres, during the 15th century. Successive patriarchs' concentration on the building of their temporal power meant their focus on the spiritual matters of the citizenry and the nation had slipped. Patriarch Francis I took steps to combat this in 1444 when he issued his decree ''Educationem ad Pauperem'', or Education for the Poor. He mandated that all male children under the age of 12 be forced to attend catholic schooling, run by one of the Church's various mendicant orders. Though illiteracy had, by this time, become very rare in Sanctaria, as families taught each other to read rather than people learning in a strict educational setting. As men were considered the head of the family, and of society, in Sanctaria at this stage in its history, the focus was solely on male schooling. The education was to be entirely faith-based, with subjects like maths and science disposed of in favour of theology and (approved) philosophy. It was hoped, and proved to be successful, that this policy of education would encourage people to return to the Church for regular instruction through Mass.

When an outbreak of cholera in Corpus threatened to turn into a nationwide epidemic in 1479, Patriarch Simon VI directed that women in the service of the Church, i.e. nuns, train as nurses and travel throughout the affected areas, treating as much as they could. In what would become one of the first public hospitals in Sanctaria, the Hospital of St. Michael was established in 1483 in Sanctus as a permanent base for people with serious illness to travel to in the hopes of being cured. While much of the early treatments were solely faith-based, such as prayer, Sanctaria's trade with other countries in the [[International Democratic Union|IDU]] led to the import of medicines, which Patriarch Francis II in 1486 lauded as "miracles sent by the Lord himself, not to replace prayer, but to supplement it".

These early educational and medical facilities were the first indications of what would become cornerstones of how the Church grew and maintained its faithful, though patronage of schools and hospitals, a tradition that lasts to this day in modern Sanctaria.

====Council of Haven (1488—1508)====
Patriarchs in this era of history also concerned themselves with doctrinal matters of the Church and its faith, as well as focusing on community and temporal matters. In 1488, Francis II established the Council of Haven to meet biannually and to iron out differences in doctrine of the different theological factions of the Church who, while usually happy to co-exist peacefully, had in recent years become a distraction for the head of the Church. Francis II decreed that the resulting opinions of the Council of Haven, made up equally of different Church factions, would be the doctrine of the Church going forward, and required the leaders of all the groupings to agree to this stipulation before entering the Council. The Council, which would meet in the Archdiocese of [[Haven]] in the eastern part of Sanctaria, ended up lasting far longer than Francis II intended, outliving both Francis himself, who died in 1490, and his successor Gregory VII, who died in 1505.

Modern scholars generally accept that the biannual meetings of the Council, and their deliberations, were likely more of a headache for the patriarchs of the time than the groupings individually ever could have been, but all accept that if not for the Council's existence and task, the differences in later years would have likely ended up splitting the Church. Many theological scholars praise Francis II for his foresight in establishing the Council, and some within the Church still refer to him with the appellation of "Saviour of the Church".

The Council of Haven met until 1508 when, in the reign of Patriarch Thomas III, they issued what they said "shall be the doctrine of this, our Church, for all eternity". Their deliberations, which had focused on two central points of faith which all the groupings in attendance had hitherto had different opinions on, resulted in the following declarations being made, and sanctified, by Thomas III on 18 April 1508:

*The Church of Sanctaria "recognises the inherent holiness of individuals, but decries the belief these individuals can rise to rival or equal the beloved messengers and angels of the Lord our God", and;
*The Church of Sanctaria "acknowledges the role of the priest in the consecration of the wine and bread, but declares it heresy to assume mere mortals can achieve miracles of transubstantiation that rival Christ".

In effect the Council decided, to end decades of debate, that in the Eucharist, the wine and bread would be symbols of the blood and body of Christ, and not become them itself. They also decided that the Church would acknowledge Saints created prior to the establishment of the Church, but would designate no individual going forward as a Saint, and any individual so recognised from the establishment of the Church until the result of the Council of Haven would be stripped of their sainthood.

Contemporary letters of the time suggest the declaration had little effect on the faith of ordinary citizens, who didn't understand the finer points of theology or doctrine anyway, but the theologians who had argued for years on either side of the debate all accepted the Patriarch's declaration; that the Council also declared that "statements of faith made by the Archbishop of Sanctus shall be infallible and inviolable, save by a later Archbishop of the same See" probably contributed to the swift end of the matter, despite almost a century of arguments.

====International missionary efforts====
The Church's increasing forays in globalisation and international relations heightened its influence in the IDU, and the number of nuncios and missionary outposts increased dramatically. Successive patriarchs were quick to understand that the larger the presence that the Church had in other nations or regions, the more that people there would be exposed to its teachings, increasing its spiritual reach. An increased spiritual reach resulted in greater numbers of donations from abroad, as well as the pilgrimage of many new members of the Church, bringing with them new cultures, experiences, and riches.
[[File:Atlantaena 1500.jpg|left|thumb|323x323px|Pre-Catholic Atlantaena worship grounds]]
Simultaneously, the Church began to leverage this growing adherence to its teachings by citizens of other countries to its benefit in temporal and political matters. In August 1436, a group of Catholic-adherents in the nation of [[Mount Solace]] successfully lobbied the Royal Court there to acknowledge the Church of Sanctaria as a protected religion; a Church of Sanctaria priest, Monsignor Frederick Callary, was later appointed Chancellor of the Royal Court of Mount Solace, the most important civilian role, in December 1488. Callery, a close confident and puppet of the then-Patriarch Francis II, implemented a lot of policies favourable to the Kingdom of Sanctaria while he was in office, including designating the theocratic Kingdom a preferred trading partner in many mineral goods, which eastern Sanctaria was rich in.

However the direct involvement of the Church wasn't always necessary for the exponential growth of the religion. In Atlantaena, a nation which for thousands of years followed an aquatic-based belief system with a pantheon of gods, the Church of Sanctaria's sole missionary there - a bishop by the name of Alfonsus - conveyed a spiritual message that was apparently so convincing that within ten years, sixty percent of the Atlantaen population had converted; by March 1511 the entire nation of Atlantaena adhered to the Church of Sanctaria as a religion. On 14 August 1515, Atlantaena declared the Church of Sanctaria its official religion.

The Church of Sanctaria's missionary work also extended beyond the confines of the [[International Democratic Union|IDU]]; nations in other regions saw an increase in adherents to the Sanctarian Catholic Church, most notably nations such as [[Galway and Athlone]] and [[Buckingham]].

A natural part of the growth of the Church's spiritual flock was the execution of its guiding principles, such as "the Patriarch was the voice of God on Earth and was in practice the King of Kings on God's behalf". This culminated in 1528 when, on 05 May, the Grand Duke of Atlantaena declared that, in accordance with the teachings of the Sanctarian Catholic Church, he and his successors would forever be subservient to the Patriarch of the Kingdom of Sanctaria. Thomas IV seized on the declaration by the Atlantaen Sovereign to declare that the nation of Atlantaena would now be considered a part of the "greater Sanctarian nation and, now, empire".

On 11 May 1528, Thomas IV declared the formation of the Papal States of Sanctaria, a new global federal monarchical state, with Sanctaria the jewel in the Crown. By the end of 1528, Mount Solace and Galway and Athlone had also joined the new Papal States of Sanctaria. By the end of the century, the number of nations who had joined the Papal States would number fourteen.

===Height of the Church (1580—1865)===
====Temporal sovereignty====
Procedures for acceding to the Papal States of Sanctaria were established by Patriarch Aequitas II in 1538. Chief among them was that the nation in question must profess the Sanctarian Catholic faith as the "one and only true faith" of its jurisdiction, and secondly that the nation's leaders must submit to the rule of the Patriarch, both temporally and spiritually. In most cases, such as that of [[Buckingham]], nations that voluntarily joined the Papal States did so for financial and security reasons. Buckingham was a highly agrarian society and had recently been severely affected by a great famine of their corn corp, a crop most of their most indigent population relied on for basic sustenance. Though it was true most of the population had become devout Catholics thanks to the missionaries of the Church of Sanctaria in previous decades, it was only when Patriarch Simon VII promised the nation in 1544 that he would ensure food and medicine reached the devastated communities that the nation applied to join the growing theocratic empire.
[[File:Massacre of Clan Nich.jpg|thumb|''The Massacre at Clan Nich'' - artist unknown]]
Right by conquest, however, was the most common way that the Papal States incorporated new lands and nations as colonies or constituent states. The Blessed Army, which by 1580 had grown to be a standing army of over 100,000 men-at-arms, as well as a growing number of battleships, very often went unmatched in clashes with native farmsmen or sellswords in the invaded lands. While scholars have documented countless numbers of atrocities, and what would now be considered war crimes, committed by the Blessed Army in many of its conquests, it was the invasion of [[Clan Nich]] in 1609 that counts as the most bloody. Clan Nich, a small island community located in a different region than the [[International Democratic Union|IDU]] lay in the middle of a favoured trade route of the Papal States - and lay on top of rich salt mines too; salt, a rare commodity in the Papal States at this point, was used to preserve foods. The inhabitants of Clan Nich were primarily fisherman and were not adherents in any way to the Church of Sanctaria. After they refused to allow the Papal States to access their resources, Patriarch Paul VII ordered the papal army to take what they needed by force. The inhabitants of the island of Clan Nich were unable to put up any significant fight and, of the roughly 50,000 male inhabitants of the island, only 4000 were reported to have survived. It was also documented that many soldiers within the Blessed Army raped and imprisoned many women from the island, with priests travelling with the army permitting it as a form of "forced conversion". Soon after the Massacre at Clan Nich, as it has become known amongst modern-day inhabitants of the island - and the name by which the Divine Republic of Sanctaria in 1993 apologised on behalf of its previous iteration - Paul VII appointed a governor, or doge, as his representative on the island, and Clan Nich was formally entered into the Papal States on 01 October 1610.

Adherence to the Church of Sanctaria, however, wasn't always the red line issue some patriarchs had made it out to be. One notable nation that was a part of the Papal States but was permitted to retain its native religion was [[Holy Thebes]]. While they were required to accept the Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria to be their sovereign, the then-Patriarch Stephan VI allowed them to continue practicing their animalistic religion. The Thebans harvested leaves from local plants and brewed them into a form of hot drink, like a tea, but the plants they picked from very often had hallucinogenic properties. This tea proved very popular with the upper classes, not only in Sanctaria and the Papal States, but around the [[International Democratic Union]] too. The wealthy elite back in mainland Sanctaria lobbied the papal office hard to allow the Thebans to continue producing and harvesting these leaves, which they only were able to do after working themselves up into a frenzy as part of their religious ceremonies. Stephan VI, and his successors, all allowed the native Thebans to continue worshiping their native religion, well after Holy Thebes joined the Papal States in 1598; modern religious scholars use this as a primary example of where the Church's dedication to religion was allowed to come second to its profits and standing amongst the elite.

At its absolute height in 1800, the Papal States had, either through right of conquest, voluntary accession, or accession via duress, [[Constituent States of the Papal States of Sanctaria|thirty eight nations]] constituting its theocratic empire, not including the original, and mother country, Sanctaria itself.

====Clashes with science====
Though the Church had routinely put profits or warfare over its basic teachings, it also often used its doctrine and teachings as a reason to censor the growing scientific community across the Papal States. The Church believed that any questions which could not be answered by religious texts were meant to be unanswered as, it taught, "God has decided it is best we not understand". They instructed their faithful, in both religious services and through the education it provided in schools, to not question what they did not understand, and to "leave everything to faith in God". Mutual trade with other nations, however, as well as increased migration, particularly of those from nations not in the Papal States and who had more advanced knowledge of science and mathematics, made the task of not questioning the Church on routine matters much more difficult. In fact, the Church forbade the teaching of anything more scientific than basic maths and "domestic science", as they called botany and cooking, until 1675.
[[File:Stake Burning.jpg|left|thumb|242x242px|The Church of Sanctaria routinely burned heretics at the stake between 1300 and 1700.]]
Many of those who questioned the Church's position on science and maths in this period left the Papal States to further their education in these areas, later returning and attempting to covertly teach those curious about how and why the world worked as it did. Most controversially was the Baker Affair in which prominent philosopher Marcus Baker told a crowd of gathered students at the Haven Theological Society in 1670 that when one picked up a twig and let it go, it dropped to the ground because of an invisible force, which he called gravity. Religious extremists present at the demonstration were, contemporary reports say, outraged at the heresy displayed by Baker, as in truth, they claimed, the twig fell back to earth because "God did not will it to have wings". Baker was reported to the local doge, and was sentenced to death by burning, which was the standard punishment for what the Church considered heresy at the time.

The Baker Affair drove many free-thinking academics and emerging scientists underground where they produced encyclicals, or pamphlets, on everything from mathematics to human anatomy, much of which challenged the Church's teachings on many matters, and some of which claimed there were natural reasons for something occurring rather than it being by God's design. The Church attempted to find and destroy these pamphlets, and to capture those who wrote them, to limited success. Between the years 1670 and 1701, over fifty scientists were captured by the Church and executed without trial.

The actions of the Church in how they dealt with the scientists and philosophers began to anger many, not just in the educated upper class circles that had significant influence on the patriarchy, but also the less-educated but still literate and intelligent middle classes. After a series of riots by these groups in 1706, Patriarch Thomas VI declared that "science and religion are brothers, not enemies. They must find common ground". Though the ban on teaching more scientific subjects like accounting and anatomy had been lifted in 1675, Thomas VI allowed all new scientific areas like physics, chemistry, and biology to be taught in universities, and allowed scientists to publish their theories and findings openly. At a sermon at Easter 1708, Thomas VI said said "all these things scientific happen because God allows them to. God may not make the feather fall from the bird, but He allows it to. God created science, science is nothing to fear".

Relations between the Church and representatives of various fields of science, most particularly astronomy and physics, were strained for many years until July 1808 when Patriarch Mark V appointed the first official scientific advisor to the patriarchy.

====Spiritual development====
Despite the rise of science and scientific thinking across the Papal States during this period, attendance at Mass and other religious services peaked at all time highs. In nearly all states of the Papal States, it was mandatory to be raised in, and to practice, the Sanctarian Catholic faith. As started in 1444, educational facilities were established across the empire, all ran by either the Church itself or by one of its religious orders or institutes. Third level education, or universities, were primarily for theology or as training centers to join the priesthood. Though some private universities were established, like the [[Sanctus Academy of Science]] in 1742, primarily the Church's focus on educational instruction was to grow the faith of its followers.

In 1698, Patriarch Paul VIII required girls to attend religious education up until the age of 11. In the same year, he repeated the canonical instruction that the Sabbath day - for Sanctarian Catholics, Sunday - was to be "kept holy", i.e. that domestic work was not to be done. This enabled women and girls across the Papal States to attend religious services, whereas previously they often did housework or tended to the farm while the men and male children attended church on Sundays. In 1704, Thomas VI shortly after his election as Patriarch, required families with more than one male child to "entrust [the] youngest son to the Church" in exchange for reduced annual tithes. This, after a generation or so, vastly increased the ranks of priests within the Church of Sanctaria, while alleviating immediately the expenditure of impoverished families. Some critics suggest this form of bribery by the Church only artificially inflated actual devout believers, but Church historians argue that it allowed many peasant adherents of the Church to recognise the inherent beneficiality of the Church, with full belief to naturally develop after.

Religious minorities continued to be persecuted in Sanctaria in this period, also. Those who didn't attend weekly services were often admonished from the pulpit by local parish priests, and on more than one occasion priests and bishops encouraged brutal religious discrimination against immigrants with different belief systems. Devout Catholics were told their souls would be automatically entered into heaven should they be able to convert at least one "heathen" a year to the Church of Sanctaria faith, while, simultaneously, individuals were banished from their families and their communities should they marry someone who didn't attend Church of Sanctaria services, or if they married outside the faith. This shunning of family members was officially encouraged by the Sanctarian Catholic Church right up until 1958.

===Modern Church (1865—present)===
====Decline====
Although [[Galway and Athlone]] became the first nation to successfully leave the Papal States of Sanctaria in 1818, albeit with permission, true temporal decline didn't occur until early in the 20th century when [[Mount Solace]] declared its independence in 1901. Although scholars remain divided on the true catalyst of this secession, which in turn began a domino effect of nations leaving the Papal States, most seem to agree that successive patriarchs in the 19th century were too preoccupied with responding to incidents of violence and rebellion in Sanctaria to give proper attention or focus on events happening elsewhere in the Papal States.
[[File:Sanctus Dock Riots.jpg|thumb|258x258px|Contemporary artists impression of the Sanctus Dock Riots of 1871]]
Mass-published books and newspapers were commonplace at the end of the 18th century, and by the 1820s and 1830s, working and middle-class Sanctarians began to openly question their rates of tithes, how they were spent, and why they had no say in the governance of their nation. Two significant events - the Sanctus Dock Riots of 1871, and the Arson of Nicene in 1878 - led Patriarch Paul XIII to mandate that each doge establish a sort of people's assembly in each of their jurisdictions, and to allow elections of lay (i.e. not clergy) citizens to those assemblies in order to advise on issues of governance. These assemblies were not successful, with many doges refusing to establish them or, where they were established, ballots were fraudulent, with citizens devout to the Church or personally loyal to the doge elected. The failures of these assemblies led to further disillusionment, not just with the Church, but with the power and influence of the successive patriarchs. Attendance at religious services were noticeably down, and reports of non-payments of tithes had increased. After Mark VI ordered the Blessed Army to [[Templar]] to recover tithes that went unpaid by the city denizens, Sanctarians in other cities began to cause daily disturbances that eventually lead to outright riots. Mark VI was forced by the Synod of Bishops to resign on 31 January 1888, the first patriarch in 200 years to resign, and the first ever to resign against his wishes, in order to satisfy the growing numbers of protesters outside the [[Episcopal Palace]] in Sanctus.

A successor, Patriarch Christopher V, was also forced to resign in 1909 by torch-bearing crowds threatening to burn down his residence after he demanded tithes be increased, with still no representation for the people, in order to alleviate costs that seceding nations were having on the economy of the Papal States.

The removal of the Church of Sanctaria as the sole mandatory religion in the Papal States in 1890 by Patriarch Paul XIV also contributed to a rapid decline of the Church. Individuals that subscribed to minority religions, or had no religion at all, were free to hold "jobs of esteem", i.e. doctors, lawyers, or accountants, without retribution from the state, and alternatives to the state-run primary and secondary educational facilities were also established, leading to, for the first time in the history of Sanctaria, generations of children growing up without strict religious education. Also lifted by Paul XIV was the requirement for large families to send one of their sons to the priesthood, resulting in reduced numbers of ordained ministers and instances of parishes that did not have any priests.

As further states seceded from the Papal States in the early 20th century, the Sanctarian economy contracted quite significantly. Though it was true that many of the nations in the Papal States spent more money than they contributed, the loss of key mineral rich nations, such as [[Mildeaston]] with its mountains of gold mines, or [[Nouveau Casterly]] with its seas of saffron, opium, and other valuable flowers and spices, meant that fewer nations did trade with Sanctaria, resulting in mass job losses, particularly in the sea-faring and manufacturing industries. Successive patriarchs had focused on the import of goods from other nations within the Papal States, and had neglected many of the country's own native industries. It would take almost 80 years before investment in native industries brought Sanctaria's economy back to its preeminent and dominant place in the [[International Democratic Union]].
[[File:Aequitas IV Death.jpg|left|thumb|267x267px|Patriarch Aequitas IV lying in state after his death]]
Significant public pressure, and the publishing of an opinion poll by the [[Sanctarian National Times]] in May of 1934 detailing how over 50% of the surveyed population would like to get rid of the Church, led then-Patriarch Paul XX to establish a national, permanent assembly for lay citizens - the [[Congregation of the Public]]. Though the measures passed by this assembly remained advisory only, they did influence policy to the extent that patriarchal popularity recovered slightly. Tithes were, for the first time, in 1951 levied proportionally by income, meaning the richer upper class members of society paid more than those in the working or destitute classes.

By 1973, only four states remained in the Papal States of Sanctaria - [[Munsteran]], [[Buckingham]], [[Atlantaena]], and [[Sanctaria]] proper. The Sanctarian economy had recovered, but more and more Sanctarians were demanding democratic government, mirroring the situation that existed in countries across the IDU, where Sanctaria was quickly becoming an outlier in terms of the democratic freedoms it permitted its citizens to have. In October 1973, Patriarch Aequitas IV announced that he had been diagnosed with a terminal cancer, and that though doctors had estimated he had up to eighteen months left to live, he would begin a process whereby on his death the Papal States would be dissolved. Under his plan, the remaining states of the Papal States would become independent immediately on his passing, and he ordered new constitutions created for each of them. In Sanctaria, elections were held in 1974 for a parliament that would be created, and for offices they would assume, when the patriarch died. Patriarch Aequitas IV died on 19 November 1974 and the Divine Republic of Sanctaria was born. For the first time in 900 years, the Church of Sanctaria held no temporal power.

Patriarchs of the Church of Sanctaria post-dissolution of the Papal States have focused on spiritual matters and regrowing a dwindling membership of their Church. A 2018 census conducted by the Church itself reported that the Church of Sanctaria has 228 million baptised members, down from a high of over 1.8 billion members in 1835. Critics say that the Church's reluctance to change rules such as celibacy for priests, as well as their social conservatism which is increasingly seen as out-of-step with the rest of Sanctarian society, is hindering any progress it would otherwise have in managing its decline.

====Theological challenges====
The Church of Sanctaria's basic teachings such as goodwill towards neighbours, and charity to those less well off, as well as its core tenets as agreed back in the Council of Haven in 1508 are not, according to sociologists and theological scholars, factors of what many consider to be its growing irrelevance in Sanctarian public life. Most critics point to what are considered "antiquated" social teachings and doctrine as serious theological challenges that will impact the Church's future.
[[File:SSM.jpg|thumb|259x259px|Same-sex marriage was legalised in Sanctaria in 2005.]]
One of the primary issues often raised by opponents of the Church, and some of its internal critics, is the Church's perceived misogyny, whereby women are unable to hold any ordained office, including the lowest-tier of the hierarchy as a priest. While many women are enrolled in religious orders, and join abbies or convents, only men are permitted to take sacred sacraments and holy orders to minister to others. A result of this also means that only men are eligible to become head of the Church as [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]]. Successive [[Government of Sanctaria|governments of Sanctaria]] have also criticised the Church's stance on this, particularly as the Church is registered as a charity, compelling it to follow all secular laws of the Sanctaria, including equality and anti-discrimination laws. The Church's charity status, which means it does not have to pay tax, may change as a result of its non-compliance, according to reports by the current Sanctarian government. The Church so far remains reluctant to admit women to the priesthood.

On social issues, the Church's opposition to popular policies such as same-sex marriage, as well as their opposition to abortion, are also claimed as reasons why they are considered out of step and declining in Sanctaria. Patriarchs as recently as 2018 have called gay men "sodomites", inflaming tensions with the LGBT community, and reducing trust in the institution. Similarly, the Church's endorsement of priests and bishops speaking out against government policy, and actively endorsing political candidates who would outlaw practices that run contrary to their dogma, such as abortion, has also damaged public opinion, according to opinion polls. Access to abortion, though it remains controversial, is supported by 62% of Sanctarians, and by 73% of Sanctarian women.

====Future-proofing====
In an effort to combat dwindling numbers of priests leaving Church of Sanctaria seminaries, [[Patriarch Simon XVI]] announced in 2008 that any previously married men whose wives had passed, but who were "devout Sanctarian Catholics and wished to serve the faith" were permitted to become priests. It still remains a rule that priests in the Church of Sanctaria must remain unmarried and celibate, though current Patriarch [[Patriarch Luke VI|Luke VI]] has said he is open to waiving this rule in situations where "priests are desperately needed to get God's word out to the public". Opposition to the celibacy rule, though, has increased in a number of years, with many members of the [[Synod of Bishops]], potential future patriarchs, saying they would scrap the rule.

The Church has also began to use social media to preach to young people and people of different faiths, and are also using these platforms for recruitment of men and women into both the priesthood and other religious orders. In 2019, Luke VI announced that the Church would pay a living wage to all priests, as well as increase benefit-in-kind contributions such as housing, transport, and gym or leisure membership.

Youth ministries have also formed a part of its outreach in recent years, where some priests retrain as youth or social workers and work in their communities with at-risk children, while still providing the typical pastoral care that may be expected from priests.

==Doctrine==
Church of Sanctaria doctrine has developed over the centuries, reflecting direct teachings of early Christians, formal definitions of heretical and orthodox beliefs by ecumenical councils and in patriarchal decrees, and theological debate by scholars. It believes that it is continually guided by the Holy Spirit as it discerns new theological issues and is protected infallibly from falling into doctrinal error when a firm decision on an issue is reached.

It teaches that revelation has one common source, God, and two distinct modes of transmission: Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. Sacred Scripture consists of the 73 books of the Catholic Bible, consisting of 46 Old Testament and 27 New Testament writings. Sacred Tradition consists of those teachings believed by the church to have been handed down since the time of the Apostles. These are interpreted by the Church, exercised by the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarch]] and the [[Synod of Bishops]]. There are some core tenets of Church of Sanctaria dogma that remain primary over all others.

=== The Trinity ===
The Church of Sanctaria holds that there is one eternal God, who consists of three persons: God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit, which together are called the "Holy Trinity".
[[File:Holy Trinity.jpg|thumb|Depiction of the Holy Trinity]]
Sanctarian Catholics believe that Jesus Christ is the "Second Person" of the Trinity, God the Son. In an event known as the Incarnation, through the power of the Holy Spirit, God became united with human nature through the conception of Christ in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Christ, therefore, is understood as being both fully divine and fully human, including possessing a human soul. It is taught that Christ's mission on earth included giving people his teachings and providing his example for them to follow as recorded in the four Gospels. Jesus is believed to have remained sinless while on earth, and to have allowed himself to be unjustly executed by crucifixion, as a sacrifice of himself to reconcile humanity to God; this reconciliation is known as the Paschal Mystery.

The Church of Sanctaria teaches dogmatically that "the Holy Spirit proceeds eternally from the Father and the Son, not as from two principles but as from one single principle". It holds that the Father, as the "principle without principle", is the first origin of the Spirit, but also that he, as Father of the only Son, is with the Son the single principle from which the Spirit proceeds.

=== One True Church ===
The Sanctarian Catholic Church teaches that it is the "one true church", "the universal sacrament of salvation for the human race", and "the one true religion". It is further described as the "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church". The church teaches it was founded by Jesus Christ and that, by continuing the mission the Roman Church tasked Julius with, it "is the continuing presence of Jesus on earth" and that it alone possesses the full means of salvation. Through the passion (suffering) of Christ leading to his crucifixion as described in the Gospels, it is said Christ made himself an oblation to God the Father in order to reconcile humanity to God; the Resurrection of Jesus makes him the firstborn from the dead, the first among many brethren. By reconciling with God and following Christ's words and deeds, an individual can enter the Kingdom of God. The church sees its liturgy and sacraments as perpetuating the graces achieved through Christ's sacrifice to strengthen a person's relationship with Christ and aid in overcoming sin.

=== Final judgement ===
The Church teaches that, immediately after death, the soul of each person will receive a particular judgement from God, based on their sins and their relationship to Christ. This teaching also attests to another day when Christ will sit in universal judgement of all mankind. This final judgement, according to the church's teaching, will bring an end to human history and mark the beginning of both a new and better heaven and earth ruled by God in righteousness.

Depending on the judgement rendered following death, it is believed that a soul may enter one of three states of the afterlife:

* Heaven is a state of unending union with the divine nature of God, not ontologically, but by grace. It is an eternal life, in which the soul contemplates God in ceaseless beatitude.
* Purgatory is a temporary condition for the purification of souls who, although destined for Heaven, are not fully detached from sin and thus cannot enter Heaven immediately. In Purgatory, the soul suffers, and is purged and perfected. Souls in purgatory may be aided in reaching heaven by the prayers of the faithful on earth and by the intercession of saints.
* Final Damnation: Finally, those who persist in living in a state of mortal sin and do not repent before death subject themselves to hell, an everlasting separation from God. The church teaches that no one is condemned to hell without having freely decided to reject God. No one is predestined to hell and no one can determine with absolute certainty who has been condemned to hell. Catholicism teaches that through God's mercy a person can repent at any point before death, be illuminated with the truth of the Catholic faith, and thus obtain salvation. Some Catholic theologians have speculated that the souls of unbaptised infants and non-Christians without mortal sin but who die in original sin are assigned to limbo, although this is not an official dogma of the church.

==Membership==
Sanctarian Catholicism is the largest religion in [[Sanctaria]], and one of the largest religious organisations in the [[International Democratic Union]]. Church membership, defined as baptised Sanctarian Catholics, was 228 million at the end of 2018, with 187 million of those in Sanctaria. Sanctaria has the largest Church of Sanctaria population in the world, followed by [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]], [[Laeral]], and [[Lauchenoiria]].

Church of Sanctaria ministers include ordained clergy, lay ecclesial ministers, and missionaries. There are also Sanctarian Catholics who have committed to religious or consecrated life instead of marriage or single celibacy, as a state of life or relational vocation. These are not ordained, nor generally considered ministers.

==Organisation==
The Church of Sanctaria follows an episcopal polity, led by bishops who are given formal jurisdictions of governance within the church. There are two levels of clergy: the episcopate, composed of bishops who hold jurisdiction over a geographic area called a diocese or eparchy; and the presbyterate, composed of priests ordained by bishops and who work in local dioceses or religious orders. Leading the entire Church of Sanctaria is the [[Archbishop of Sanctus]], commonly called the patriarch. In parallel to the diocesan structure are a variety of religious institutes that function autonomously, often subject only to the authority of the patriarch, though sometimes subject to a local bishop. Most religious institutes only have male or female members but some have both. Additionally, lay members aid many liturgical functions during worship services.

=== Patriarchy and the Synod of Bishops ===
The hierarchy of the Church of Sanctaria is headed by the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], who is the leader of the worldwide Sanctarian Catholic Church. The current patriarch, [[Patriarch Patrick X|Patrick X]], was elected on 22 February 2025 by the [[Synod of Bishops]]. The office of the patriarch is known as the ''patriarchy'' or the ''papacy''.
[[File:Synod Meeting.jpg|thumb|312x312px|A meeting of the Synod of Bishops]]
For advice and assistance in governing the Church, the patriarch may turn to the Synod of Bishops. The Synod is the body of all bishops within the Church. A bishop is an ordained priest who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Sanctarian Catholics in his jurisdiction, and representing the Church. He is the leader of all priests within his diocese - an ecclesiastic district often defined by geographic borders, be they cities, towns, or larger divisions.

Following the death or resignation of a patriarch, members of the Synod of Bishops act as an electoral college, meeting in a conclave to elect a successor. Although the conclave may elect any priest of the Church of Sanctaria as patriarch, since the institution of the Synod in 1057, only bishops of the Synod have been elected.

=== Structure ===
The Church of Sanctaria is structured as follows (from the lowest level upwards):

* Parish is the most local level, often consisting of one church building (a parish church) and community, although many parishes are joining forces in a variety of ways for financial reasons. The parish is looked after by a parish priest. On occasion, there may be more than one priest assigned to a parish to care for the community. In such cases, the most senior priest-in-charge is called the ''parish priest'', with all other priests tasked with assisting him called ''curates''. The running of the parish is the joint responsibility of the incumbent and the parish council, which consists of the parish clergy and elected representatives from the congregation.
* Diocese, ''e.g.'', Diocese of Cristi, Diocese of Saint-Owen, Diocese of Nicene. This is the area under the jurisdiction of a diocesan bishop, ''e.g.'', the bishops of Cristi, Saint-Owen, and Nicene, and will have a cathedral. The bishops work with an elected body of lay and ordained representatives, known as the Diocesan Synod, to run the diocese. A diocese is subdivided into a number of parishes. Bishops are required to appoint one of the parish priests within their diocese as a Vicar-General, who assists the bishop in the governance of the diocese.
* Archdiocese, ''e.g''., Archdiocese of Julian, Archdiocese of Pontifex. Sometimes, very large dioceses are converted into archdioceses. Archdioceses are ran by an archbishop, who might have one or more auxiliary bishops within the diocese to assist him in his ministry; these archbishops are not metropolitan archbishops. The archdiocese of Julian is one such area and mini-dioceses within the archdiocese were established, with full bishops governing them and assisting the archbishop as auxiliary bishop. In this instance, the Diocese of Pilz was established with the Archdiocese of Julian, governed by the Bishop of Pilz who in turns reports to the Archbishop of Julian.
* Province, ''e.g.,'' Province of Haven, Province of Iuvus, Province of Sanctus. This is the area under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop<ref>Both metropolitan archbishops and non-metropolitan archbishops are addressed as Archbishop, regardless of whether they oversee an archdiocese or a larger province. </ref>, ''i.e.'' the Archbishops of Haven, Iuvus, and Sanctus. A province is composed of several dioceses, or may contain a number of archdioceses ''(see above)''. The metropolitan archbishop has oversight authority over the dioceses or archdioceses, called suffragan dioceses, in their province, including ensuring that the faith and ecclesiastical discipline are properly observed. These metropolitan archbishops are also involved in the selection of bishops or archbishops in their province. Every five years, they compile a list of priests who may be suitable for the office of bishop. This is forwarded to the Synod of Bishops, who conduct a final evaluation of candidates and offer their findings to the Patriarch for his final decision of appointment.

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The '''Archdiocese of Sanctus''' ([[wiki:Latin|Latin]]: ''Archidioecesis Sanctensis'') is the ecclesiastical district under the direct jurisdiction of the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarch]], who is Archbishop of Sanctus and hence the head of the worldwide [[Church of Sanctaria|Sanctarian Catholic Church]]. The Archdiocese, or See, is located entirely within the geopolitical borders of [[Sanctus]], the [[capital city]] and a [[States of Sanctaria|city state]] of [[Sanctaria]]. The Archdiocese of Sanctus is the metropolitan diocese of the Province of Sanctus, an ecclesiastical province in [[Sanctaria]]. The first archbishop of Sanctus is generally accepted to be Julius, the founder of the Church of Sanctaria, in the tenth century. The see has been vacant since 05 January 2025.

Historically, with the exception of Julius, only men born in what is now considered Sanctaria have served as archbishops of Sanctus. Between 1380 and 1974, the archbishop of Sanctus, as patriarch, served as head and Sovereign of temporal entities; from 1380 as head of Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria, and from 1528 as the sovereign of the Papal States of Sanctaria.

It is the metropolitan archdiocese of the Sanctus ecclesiastical province and primatial see of Sanctaria. The cathedral is the Basilica of St. George in Heaven. The primate of Sanctaria is the patriarch, holding primacy of honor over the rest of the Sanctarian sees, and also primacy of jurisdiction over all other worldwide Sanctarian Catholic episcopal sees.

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{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archbishop
| name = Sanctus
| local = Patriarch
| latin =
| border = Church of Sanctaria
| image = Coat of arms Patriarchy Sede vacante.png
| image_size = 200px
| caption = ''Sede vacante''
| coat = Coat of arms Patriarchy.png
| coat_size = 150px
| incumbent = {{Incumbent patriarch}}
| incumbent_note = {{nobold|[[since 05 January 2025]]}}
| style = [[His Holiness]]

| province = [[See of Sanctus]]
| residence = [[Episcopal Palace]], [[Sanctus]]

| established = [[Church of Sanctaria#History|10th century]]
| cathedral = [[Basilica of St. George in Heaven]]
| first_incumbent = Julius
| denomination = Sanctarian Catholic
| diocese = Sanctus
| headquarters = Episcopal Palace, [[Sanctus]]
| governance =
| emeritus_bishops =

| website =
}}The '''Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria''', also known as the '''Patriarch of the Sanctarian Catholic Church''', is the '''archbishop of Sanctus''', head of the worldwide [[Church of Sanctaria]], and formerly sovereign of the Papal States of [[Sanctaria]]. According to the Church of Sanctaria, the primacy of the archbishop of Sanctus is derived from his role as the apostolic successor of the Pope of the [[wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]], who sent the original Patriarch, Julius, to discover new lands, and to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, giving the first Pope, St. Peter, Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The current Patriarch is [[Luke VI]], who was elected on 21 September 2018.

According to [[Church of Sanctaria#History|tradition]], the apostolic see of Sanctus was founded by Julius in the 10th century. The patriarchy, also sometimes called the papacy in honour of the original Roman Catholic Church's pope, is one of the most enduring institutions in the [[International Democratic Union]] and has had a prominent part in regional and [[Sanctaria#History|Sanctarian history]]. In the past, the patriarchs helped spread Sanctarian Catholicism, and Christianity, and intervened to find resolutions in various doctrinal disputes. In addition to the expansion of Christian faith and doctrine, modern patriarchs are involved in ecumenism and interfaith dialogue, charitable work, and the defense of human rights.

Over its history, the patriarchy accrued broad secular and political influence, with the holder of the office eventually becoming a significantly power temporal ruler as sovereign of the Papal States of Sanctaria. In recent centuries that temporal authority has declined and, in 1974, the office gave up all claims of temporal power and dissolved the then Papal States; the office is now solely focused on religious and organisational matters. The patriarch is considered one of the [[IDU]]'s most significant people due to the extensive diplomatic, cultural, and spiritual influence of his position on the many millions of Sanctarian Catholics across the region.

==List of Patriarchs==
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! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{hovertitle|Number|N°}}
! colspan=3 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Term of office
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Patriarch
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Method of Selection
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Notes

|-
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Took office
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Left office
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Term
|-
! colspan=7 | Patriarch of the [[Church of Sanctaria]]
|-
|1
|985
|998
|{{age in years|985|998}} years
|'''Julius'''
|Self-appointment
|—
|-
|2
|998
|1011
|{{age in years|998|1011}} years
|'''Paul I'''
|Designated successor
|—
|-
|3
|1011
|1025
|{{age in years|1011|1025}} years
|'''John I'''
|Designated successor
|—
|-
|4
|1025
|1027
|{{age in years|1025|1027}} years
|'''Simon I'''
|Designated successor
|—
|-
|5
|1027
|1043
|{{age in years|1027|1043}} years
|'''Patrick I'''
|Designated successor
|—
|-
|6
|1043
|1061
|{{age in years|1043|1061}} years
|'''Christopher I'''
|Designated successor
|Laid out methods of election of Patriarch
|-
|7
|1061
|1065
|{{age in years|1061|1065}} years
|'''Patrick II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|8
|1065
|1073
|{{age in years|1065|1073}} years
|'''Paul II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|9
|1073
|04 May, 1097
|{{age in years|1073|04 May, 1097}} years
|'''Gregory I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|10
|18 August, 1097
|02 February, 1109
|{{age in years and days|18 August, 1097|02 February, 1109}}
|'''Gregory II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|11
|22 April, 1109
|26 September, 1121
|{{age in years and days|22 April, 1109|26 September, 1121}}
|'''Mark I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|12
|13 December, 1121
|14 March, 1124
|{{age in years and days|13 December, 1121|14 March, 1124}}
|'''Thomas I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|13
|02 June, 1124
|18 July, 1129
|{{age in years and days|02 June, 1124|18 July, 1129}}
|'''Gregory III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|14
|20 October, 1129
|18 February, 1141
|{{age in years and days|20 October, 1129|18 February, 1141}}
|'''Lawrence I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|15
|02 April, 1141
|27 September, 1148
|{{age in years and days|02 April, 1141|27 September, 1148}}
|'''Luke I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|16
|12 December, 1148
|19 October, 1153
|{{age in years and days|12 December, 1148|19 October, 1153}}
|'''Simon II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|17
|30 November, 1153
|02 January, 1155
|{{age in years and days|30 November, 1153|02 January, 1155}}
|'''Patrick III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|18
|01 March, 1155
|09 May, 1171
|{{age in years and days|01 March, 1155|09 May, 1171}}
|'''Gregory IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|19
|18 July, 1171
|27 February, 1174
|{{age in years and days|18 July, 1171|27 February, 1174}}
|'''Patrick IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|20
|11 June, 1174
|20 April, 1182
|{{age in years and days|11 June, 1171|20 April, 1182}}
|'''Patrick V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|21
|22 June, 1182
|05 June, 1187
|{{age in years and days|22 June, 1182|05 June, 1187}}
|'''Patrick VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|22
|01 September, 1187
|22 January, 1201
|{{age in years and days|01 September, 1187|22 January, 1201}}
|'''Luke II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|23
|06 March, 1201
|22 July, 1209
|{{age in years and days|06 March, 1201|22 July, 1209}}
|'''Lawrence II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|24
|11 September, 1209
|02 May, 1224
|{{age in years and days|11 September, 1209|02 May, 1224}}
|'''Mark II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|25
|14 September, 1224
|21 August, 1229
|{{age in years and days|14 September, 1209|21 August, 1229}}
|'''Simon III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|26
|09 November, 1229
|29 March, 1248
|{{age in years and days|09 November, 1229|29 March, 1248}}
|'''Thomas II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|27
|16 May, 1248
|02 September, 1248
|{{age in years and days|16 May, 1248|02 September, 1248}}
|'''Stephan I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Assassinated
|-
|28
|03 December, 1248
|24 June, 1254
|{{age in years and days|03 December, 1248|24 June, 1254}}
|'''Stephan II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|29
|11 September, 1254
|09 April, 1258
|{{age in years and days|11 September, 1254|09 April, 1258}}
|'''Gregory V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|30
|22 August, 1258
|13 February, 1266
|{{age in years and days|22 August, 1258|13 February, 1266}}
|'''Stephan III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|31
|12 April, 1266
|20 July, 1279
|{{age in years and days|12 April, 1266|20 July, 1279}}
|'''Aequitas I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|32
|04 September, 1279
|22 March, 1286
|{{age in years and days|04 September, 1279|22 March, 1286}}
|'''Paul III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|33
|14 June, 1286
|01 August, 1303
|{{age in years and days|14 June, 1286|01 August, 1303}}
|'''Christopher II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|34
|11 November, 1303
|22 May, 1305
|{{age in years and days|11 November, 1303|22 May, 1305}}
|'''Adrian I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|35
|19 August, 1305
|23 February, 1308
|{{age in years and days|19 August, 1305|23 February, 1308}}
|'''Simon IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|36
|06 April, 1308
|19 October, 1313
|{{age in years and days|06 April, 1308|19 October, 1313}}
|'''Patrick VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|37
|12 December, 1313
|04 February, 1314
|{{age in years and days|12 December, 1313|04 February, 1314}}
|'''Paul IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|38
|19 April, 1314
|28 June, 1327
|{{age in years and days|19 April, 1314|28 June, 1327}}
|'''Michael I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|39
|28 August, 1327
|04 January, 1331
|{{age in years and days|28 August, 1327|04 January, 1331}}
|'''John II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|40
|24 March, 1331
|10 September, 1339
|{{age in years and days|24 March, 1331|10 September, 1339}}
|'''Stephan IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|41
|29 November, 1339
|18 April, 1351
|{{age in years and days|29 November, 1339|18 April, 1351}}
|'''Lawrence III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|42
|07 June, 1351
|04 July, 1369
|{{age in years and days|07 June, 1351|04 July, 1369}}
|'''John III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|43
|22 September, 1369
|08 May, 1377
|{{age in years and days|22 September, 1369|08 May, 1377}}
|'''Adrian II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|44
|12 July, 1377
|23 October, 1380
|{{age in years and days|12 July, 1377|23 October, 1380}}
|'''Adrian III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Killed in Battle
|-
|45
|21 December, 1380
|18 September, 1386
|{{age in years and days|21 December, 1380|18 September, 1386}}
|'''Gregory VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Declared Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria
|-
|46
|09 November, 1386
|22 March, 1394
|{{age in years and days|09 November, 1386|22 March, 1394}}
|'''Luke III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|47
|08 June, 1394
|10 February, 1402
|{{age in years and days|08 June, 1394|10 February, 1402}}
|'''Michael II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|48
|31 May, 1402
|18 June, 1414
|{{age in years and days|31 May, 1402|18 June, 1414}}
|'''Paul V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|49
|28 September, 1414
|02 April, 1421
|{{age in years and days|28 September, 1414|02 April, 1421}}
|'''Stephan V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|50
|12 June, 1421
|09 February, 1433
|{{age in years and days|12 June, 1421|09 February, 1433}}
|'''Adrian IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|51
|22 May, 1433
|18 June, 1447
|{{age in years and days|22 May, 1433|18 June, 1447}}
|'''Francis I'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|52
|01 October, 1447
|12 March, 1455
|{{age in years and days|01 October, 1447|12 March, 1455}}
|'''Luke IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|53
|08 June, 1455
|18 May, 1468
|{{age in years and days|08 June, 1455|18 May, 1468}}
|'''Simon V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|54
|02 August, 1468
|11 January, 1481
|{{age in years and days|02 August, 1468|11 January, 1481}}
|'''Simon VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|55
|29 March, 1481
|01 July, 1490
|{{age in years and days|29 March, 1481|01 July, 1490}}
|'''Francis II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Established Council of Haven
|-
|56
|22 November, 1490
|03 May, 1505
|{{age in years and days|22 November, 1490|03 May, 1505}}
|'''Gregory VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|57
|02 September, 1505
|19 July, 1512
|{{age in years and days|02 September, 1505|19 July, 1512}}
|'''Thomas III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Concluded Council of Haven
|-
|58
|28 August, 1512
|29 January, 1518
|{{age in years and days|28 August, 1512|29 January, 1518}}
|'''Patrick VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|59
|22 March, 1518
|04 August, 1518
|{{age in years and days|22 March, 1518|04 August, 1518}}
|'''Gregory VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Assassinated
|-
|60
|12 October, 1518
|22 June, 1527
|{{age in years and days|12 October, 1518|22 June, 1527}}
|'''Paul VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|61
|01 October, 1527
|09 August, 1532
|{{age in years and days|01 October, 1527|09 August, 1532}}
|'''Thomas IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Declared Papal States of Sanctaria
|-
|62
|22 November, 1532
|12 May, 1541
|{{age in years and days|22 November, 1532|12 May, 1541}}
|'''Aequitas II'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|63
|08 September, 1541
|29 January, 1545
|{{age in years and days|08 September, 1541|29 January, 1545}}
|'''Simon VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|64
|22 April, 1545
|14 June, 1553
|{{age in years and days|22 April, 1545|14 June, 1553}}
|'''Mark III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|65
|02 September, 1553
|24 October, 1559
|{{age in years and days|02 September, 1553|24 October, 1559}}
|'''John IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|66
|28 December, 1559
|22 February, 1574
|{{age in years and days|28 December, 1559|22 February, 1574}}
|'''Christopher III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|67
|18 April, 1574
|12 November, 1580
|{{age in years and days|18 April, 1574|12 November, 1580}}
|'''Gregory IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|68
|29 January, 1581
|01 August, 1599
|{{age in years and days|29 January, 1581|01 August, 1599}}
|'''Stephan VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|69
|21 November, 1599
|02 February, 1606
|{{age in years and days|21 November, 1599|02 February, 1606}}
|'''Thomas V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|70
|28 May, 1606
|02 November 1620
|{{age in years and days|28 May, 1606|02 November, 1620}}
|'''Paul VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|71
|28 December, 1620
|14 February, 1622
|{{age in years and days|28 December, 1620|14 February, 1622}}
|'''Gregory X'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Assassinated
|-
|72
|02 June, 1622
|23 September, 1629
|{{age in years and days|02 June, 1622|23 September, 1629}}
|'''Lawrence IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|73
|02 December, 1629
|04 October, 1642
|{{age in years and days|02 December, 1629|04 October, 1642}}
|'''Adrian V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|74
|08 December, 1642
|13 May, 1647
|{{age in years and days|08 December, 1642|13 May, 1647}}
|'''Simon VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|75
|21 August, 1647
|06 March, 1652
|{{age in years and days|21 August, 1647|06 March, 1652}}
|'''Simon IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|76
|17 June, 1652
|30 September, 1656
|{{age in years and days|17 June, 1652|30 September, 1656}}
|'''John V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|77
|08 December, 1656
|09 April, 1663
|{{age in years and days|08 December, 1656|09 April, 1663}}
|'''Simon X'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|78
|16 July, 1663
|22 January, 1681
|{{age in years and days|16 July, 1663|22 January, 1681}}
|'''Gregory XI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Resigned
|-
|79
|24 April, 1681
|03 April, 1685
|{{age in years and days|24 April, 1681|03 April, 1685}}
|'''Christopher IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|80
|19 July, 1685
|23 February, 1694
|{{age in years and days|19 July, 1685|23 February, 1694}}
|'''Simon XI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|81
|02 May, 1694
|12 June, 1697
|{{age in years and days|02 May, 1694|12 June, 1697}}
|'''John VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|82
|28 November, 1697
|04 March, 1704
|{{age in years and days|28 November, 1697|04 March, 1704}}
|'''Paul VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|83
|01 May, 1704
|18 September, 1717
|{{age in years and days|01 May, 1704|18 September, 1717}}
|'''Thomas VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|84
|30 November, 1717
|22 June, 1719
|{{age in years and days|30 November, 1717|22 June, 1719}}
|'''Thomas VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|85
|09 September, 1719
|08 January, 1727
|{{age in years and days|09 September, 1719|08 January, 1727}}
|'''Paul IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|86
|12 March, 1727
|29 May, 1732
|{{age in years and days|12 March, 1727|29 May, 1732}}
|'''Adrian VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|87
|04 July, 1732
|18 June, 1735
|{{age in years and days|04 July, 1732|18 June, 1735}}
|'''Simon XII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|88
|02 September, 1735
|14 May, 1744
|{{age in years and days|02 September, 1735|14 May, 1744}}
|'''Gregory XII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|89
|20 August, 1744
|03 January, 1757
|{{age in years and days|20 August, 1744|03 January, 1757}}
|'''Mark IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|90
|24 March, 1757
|02 June, 1761
|{{age in years and days|24 March, 1757|02 June, 1761}}
|'''Gregory XIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|91
|29 September, 1761
|04 June, 1764
|{{age in years and days|29 September, 1761|04 June, 1764}}
|'''Patrick IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|92
|25 August, 1764
|18 January, 1772
|{{age in years and days|25 August, 1764|18 January, 1772}}
|'''Luke V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|93
|02 April, 1772
|18 April, 1773
|{{age in years and days|02 April, 1772|18 April, 1773}}
|'''Stephan VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|94
|31 July, 1773
|08 May, 1787
|{{age in years and days|31 July, 1773|08 May, 1787}}
|'''Francis III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|95
|11 July, 1787
|03 September, 1798
|{{age in years and days|11 July, 1787|03 September, 1798}}
|'''Lawrence V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|96
|27 November, 1798
|14 October, 1813
|{{age in years and days|27 November, 1798|14 October, 1813}}
|'''Mark V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|97
|19 December, 1813
|22 May, 1817
|{{age in years and days|19 December, 1813|22 May, 1817}}
|'''John VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|98
|01 August, 1817
|19 February, 1826
|{{age in years and days|01 August, 1817|19 February, 1826}}
|'''Thomas VIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|99
|14 April, 1826
|22 March, 1831
|{{age in years and days|14 April, 1826|22 March, 1831}}
|'''Gregory XIV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|100
|02 May, 1831
|11 March, 1844
|{{age in years and days|02 May, 1831|11 March, 1844}}
|'''Aequitas III'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|101
|29 May, 1844
|08 June, 1854
|{{age in years and days|29 May, 1844|08 June, 1854}}
|'''Thomas IX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
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|102
|22 September, 1854
|11 February, 1862
|{{age in years and days|22 September, 1854|11 February, 1862}}
|'''Simon XIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|103
|04 April, 1862
|02 October, 1871
|{{age in years and days|04 April, 1862|02 October, 1871}}
|'''Paul X'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|104
|30 December, 1871
|16 April, 1875
|{{age in years and days|30 December, 1871|16 April, 1875}}
|'''Paul XI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|105
|30 June, 1875
|11 February, 1877
|{{age in years and days|30 June, 1875|11 February, 1877}}
|'''Paul XII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|106
|18 April, 1877
|02 August, 1883
|{{age in years and days|18 April, 1877|02 August, 1883}}
|'''Paul XIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|107
|01 November, 1883
|31 January, 1888
|{{age in years and days|01 November, 1883|31 January, 1888}}
|'''Mark VI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Resigned
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|108
|27 March, 1888
|29 October, 1892
|{{age in years and days|27 March, 1888|29 October, 1892}}
|'''Paul XIV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|109
|18 December, 1892
|26 June, 1897
|{{age in years and days|18 December, 1892|26 June, 1897}}
|'''Paul XV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
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|110
|14 August, 1897
|03 September, 1901
|{{age in years and days|14 August, 1897|03 September, 1901}}
|'''Paul XVI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|111
|21 November, 1901
|31 August, 1909
|{{age in years and days|21 November, 1901|31 August, 1909}}
|'''Christopher V'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Resigned
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|112
|14 October, 1909
|29 April, 1915
|{{age in years and days|14 October, 1909|29 April, 1915}}
|'''Paul XVII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
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|113
|19 June, 1915
|28 January, 1919
|{{age in years and days|19 June, 1915|28 January, 1919}}
|'''Paul XVIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
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|114
|31 March, 1919
|08 July, 1927
|{{age in years and days|31 March, 1919|08 July, 1927}}
|'''Paul XIX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|115
|22 August, 1927
|09 December, 1931
|{{age in years and days|22 August, 1927|09 December, 1931}}
|'''Simon XIV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|116
|19 February, 1932
|28 September, 1938
|{{age in years and days|19 February, 1932|28 September, 1938}}
|'''Paul XX'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|117
|02 December, 1938
|10 June, 1945
|{{age in years and days|02 December, 1938|10 June, 1945}}
|'''Simon XV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|118
|08 September, 1945
|04 May, 1949
|{{age in years and days|08 September, 1945|04 May, 1949}}
|'''Paul XXI'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|119
|12 July, 1949
|18 January, 1955
|{{age in years and days|12 July, 1949|18 January, 1955}}
|'''Paul XXII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
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|120
|21 April, 1955
|06 September, 1962
|{{age in years and days|21 April, 1955|06 September, 1962}}
|'''Paul XXIII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
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|121
|31 October, 1962
|19 November, 1974
|{{age in years and days|31 October, 1962|19 November, 1974}}
|'''Aequitas IV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|Dissolved Papal States of Sanctaria
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|122
|04 January, 1975
|01 December, 1983
|{{age in years and days|04 January, 1975|01 December, 1983}}
|'''Thomas X'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
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|123
|31 December, 1983
|22 June, 1989
|{{age in years and days|31 December, 1983|22 June, 1989}}
|'''Mark VII'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|124
|14 September, 1989
|30 November, 1994
|{{age in years and days|14 September, 1989|30 November, 1994}}
|'''Paul XXIV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|125
|22 January, 1995
|08 January, 2003
|{{age in years and days|22 January, 1995|08 January, 2003}}
|'''Paul XXV'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|126
|15 March, 2003
|11 July, 2018
|{{age in years and days|15 March, 2003|11 July, 2018}}
|'''[[Patriarch Simon XVI|Simon XVI]]'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
|-
|127
|21 September, 2018
|05 January, 2025
|{{age in years and days|21 September, 2018|05 January, 2025}}
|'''[[Patriarch Luke VI|Luke VI]]'''
|Elected by Synod of Bishops
|—
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|128
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[[Category:Church of Sanctaria]][[Category:Religion]][[Category:Sanctaria]]

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Sanctaria:

Church of Sanctaria

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Sanctaria:

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The '''Church of Sanctaria''' ([[wikipedia:Latin|Latin]]: ''Ecclesia Terra Sancti''), also known as the '''Sanctarian Catholic Church''', is the largest Christian church in [[Sanctaria]], with more than 228 million members worldwide. It is also the state church of Sanctaria. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the [[International Democratic Union]], it has played a prominent part in the history and the development of civilisation in the western part of the region. The church is headed by the [[Archbishop of Sanctus]], who is more commonly known as the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], or, simply, the Patriarch. Its central administration is located in [[Sanctus]], capital of Sanctaria.

The Sanctarian Catholic Church split from the [[wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]], and renounced the authority of the [[wikipedia:Pope|Roman Pope]], in 985 AD when Julius, a missionary sent by the Roman Church, discovered what he believed was "the holy land". Records suggest Julius did not want to cede authority of this new land, located far from any lands previously mapped, to the Church in Rome and he subsequently declared himself head of the Church he was proselytising on behalf of. Current teaching in the Roman Catholic Church is the missionary known as Julius was presumed dead shortly after his journey began.

The Church's teachings are broadly similar to that of the Roman Catholic Church, in that, while it was founded by Julius, its bishops are the successors of the apostles of [[wikipedia:Jesus Christ|Jesus Christ]], and that the Patriarch is the successor to [[wikipedia:Saint Peter|Saint Peter]] to whom primacy was conferred by Christ.

A primary difference, however, between the Church of Sanctaria and the Roman Catholic Church is regarding the sacrament of the Eucharist. While the Roman Catholic Church teaches that consecrated bread and wine becomes the body and blood of Christ, the Church of Sanctaria maintains that the blood and wine become only blessed symbols of Christ's body and blood. The [[wikipedia:Virgin Mary|Virgin Mary]] is also venerated in the Church of Sanctaria, however the Roman Church's Marion theology is far more dogmatic. The Sanctarian Church's teaching includes sanctification through faith and evangelisation of the Gospel as well as Catholic social teaching, which emphasises voluntary support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.<ref>"Corporal works of mercy" concern the material needs of others. "Spiritual works of mercy" concern the spiritual needs of others.</ref> The Church of Sanctaria is one of the largest non-government providers of education in Sanctaria.

From the mid 20th century, the Church of Sanctaria has been criticised for its traditionalist beliefs, particularly its attitudes towards women, views on homosexuality, and also for its refusals to publish transparent financial records.

==History==
===Rise of the Church (985—1380)===
====Arrival of Christianity====
According to tradition, Christianity in the form of the Church of Sanctaria arrived in the [[International Democratic Union]], in land now considered to be western [[Sanctaria]], in the year 985 with the landing of the [[wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] missionary known to scholars today only as Julius. The historical evidence of that time suggests that the native people, who were tribal, believed in local polytheistic religions, though the number, names, and variety of the gods they worshipped differed from tribe to tribe. Initially making little progress by way of converting local tribal chieftains, contemporary records believed to have been written by Julius himself, or at the least an assistant or scribe travelling with him, explains that he came across one particular tribe that believed him to be the earthly personification of one their gods.

Although assuming the mantle of a god or idol is forbidden by Christianity, Julius used this leverage to convince the tribe, and more importantly their chieftain, that the one true religion was a monotheistic Christian one, and that while he was not the God himself, he was his earthly messenger. It is believed by scholars today that this initial method of conversion - representing himself as God's representative on earth, which had hitherto in Christianity been the [[wikipedia:Pope|Roman Pope]] - led Julius to officially break from the Roman Catholic Church, remain in Sanctaria, rename the religion as the Sanctarian Catholic Church, and appoint himself as that sect's Pope-like figure, that he called the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarch]].

Having initially won over one tribe, Julius used his position as their spiritual leader to convince them to wage war against smaller tribes, using the practice of [[wikipedia:right by conquest|right of conquest]] as the basis for spreading Christianity in the area, at least at first. By 989, it is documented that at least six tribes had united under the leadership of one chieftain, a King Aefrid, who had Julius and the Church of Sanctaria as their spiritual leader. Contemporary records suggest that his new united tribe was significant in size and that Julius himself instructed them daily in Christian belief. By 991, records exist of Julius having left that tribe to convert other, similarly sized groups in the region, to great success; the tribe he left remained large, believing in the Christian god and Julius as that god's representative, while these new tribes also began to accept the Sanctarian Catholic Church, and Julius as their spiritual leader.
[[File:Korn Accord.jpg|thumb|310x310px|Surviving page of the Korn Accord]]

====Beginnings of temporal power====
One of the earliest surviving documents of that era of Sanctarian history is what is known as the Korn Accord. Dated to be from around 997, this document details the meeting of two great tribes, whose lands and holdings were of considerable size, and who had been at war on and off for centuries. The Accord tells us that, tired of warring, and having been "enlightened in the way of Christ", the tribes had decided to unite under one leader. The document, written in Latin, and some scholars believe by Julius' own hand, explains that a "neutral and wise party" that the two chieftains had decided to unite under was "a messenger of Christ himself" - Julius.

The uniting of the two groups, and their significant tribal kingdoms, was the first instance of temporal power, as opposed to spiritual power, that the Church of Sanctaria was to wield. Though the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria was not to be officially formed for another few hundred years, it is understood from the Korn Accord that Julius intended his Sanctarian Catholic Church to attempt to mirror the Roman Catholic Church in size and influence. Incidentally, the Korn Accord also mentions for the first time in written history what was to become the name of the nation, Sanctaria, when it talks of "the united lands we name Terra Sanctus".

It is documented that Julius died only a year or so later in 998, leaving behind information on how his successor, chosen by him before later formal processes were implemented, was to be treated like the next earthy messenger from God, because God had told Julius who to pick. His successor, whose birth name has been lost to history, took the regnal name of Paul and reigned until 1011. Not much is known about this patriarch, or a number of the subsequent patriarchs, other than they did not seek to expand the religion or their temporal power, instead focusing on education of their new and growing faithful; this can be assumed because of the significant jump in written records over the next forty years, suggesting that Julius and his successor Paul had implemented some sort of education system that taught the tribal natives English and Latin.

It was during the 11th century, generally accepted to be during the reign of Patriarch Christopher I, that the archbishopric of [[Sanctus]] was designated as the primary See, and that whoever held the office of [[Archbishop of Sanctus]] would be the Patriarch of the Church. Sanctus, a city on the southern coast of the lands referred to as Terra Sanctus, had fertile lands and existing docks for trading ships. No formal declaration exists but tradition holds that Sanctus was designated the capital of the Terra Sanctus in the year 1055, during the reign of Christopher I.

====Growth and organisation====
Throughout the remainder of the 11th century, and the beginning of the 12th, successive patriarchs focused on growing the organisation of the Sanctarian Catholic Church itself, including adopting the name of ''Ecclesia Terra Sancti'', meaning the Church of the Holy Land. This part of Sanctarian history also saw the area's name, Terra Sanctus, quickly corrupt into Sancti Terra, and finally Sanctaria, due to the influx of trade from other nations, and the adoption of Latin and English as commonly spoken languages. By the reign of Gregory IV in the 1160s, the nation was almost exclusively called, and referred to, as Sanctaria.

Gregory IV's reign also saw the better organisation of Provinces and Dioceses within Sanctaria; prior to Gregory IV's reign, the patriarch appointed any cleric who pleased him a bishop, regardless of whether or not that person actually had a diocese or see to run. In 1158, Gregory IV issued what scholars believe to be equivalent to a constitution, in English called ''The State of the Church'', in which he spelled out the organisation as first and foremost parishes, led by a priest, then dioceses led by a bishop, then provinces led by an archbishop. He did, however, include the title and position of cardinal, something borrowed from the Roman Church, as a personal gift of the patriarch, which would continue to be given to a cleric who was favoured by the patriarch. An addendum to ''The State of the Church'' was issued in 1168, saying only those bishops who held the title of cardinal were eligible to be chosen as a successor to the patriarch. The 1168 amendment also clarified that it would be the bishops sitting as a group who would choose a cardinal to be Archbishop of Sanctus whenever that see was vacant; previously the patriarch chose a successor on his deathbed, if he was physically able to. This tradition of bishops choosing a cardinal from among their number to be patriarch continued until 2003 when [[Patriarch Simon XVI|Simon XVI]] was the first non-Cardinal to be chosen, the position and title discontinued from 1974.<ref>Cardinals appointed prior to 1974 and who were still alive were grandfathered in.</ref>

By the late 1200s, most of the land now considered modern Sanctaria were fully Christian, though not all had ceded temporal authority to the patriarch. The Church's own ranks of priests and bishops had ballooned and, according to the Church's own records, the vast majority of people in Sanctaria were literate in at least one of English or Latin, a fact which scholars suggest was likely exaggerated, but otherwise very notable in its own right.

====Militancy and cementing of temporal rule====
[[File:Gregory VI.jpg|left|thumb|190x190px|Drawing of Patriarch Gregory VI (1380—1386) who declared the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria]]
Between 1369 and 1386, the Archbishopric of Sanctus was held by successive patriarchs who academics commonly refer to as "The Warrior Patriarchs". These individuals, Adrian II, Adrian III, and Gregory VI, are known more for their militancy and thirst for warfare and conquest than they are for any spiritual or religious dogma or acts. Beginning with Adrian II, who was elected Patriarch in 1369, these patriarchs unified any vestiges of tribal military that still existed even centuries after the unification of tribes and tribal life, such as separate armies or militia for certain parts of Sanctaria. Called the Blessed Army of the Patriarch, this unified force was dispatched by the successive patriarch to lands who, while followers of the Church of Sanctaria, had not ceded sovereignty to the patriarch. Adrian III in particular, who reigned from 1377 to 1380, often personally led this army into battle against local tribal chieftains and kings, who were often matchless against the numbers the Blessed Army possessed. In October 1380, Adrian III was wounded at the Battle of the Mountain Pass by a stray arrow from, contemporary records say, one of his own soldiers. The Battle of the Mountain Pass was the final battle in the Papal Wars, and ended with the local tribal king pledging loyalty, subservience, and fealty to the dying Adrian III. Adrian III was said to be less than gracious in victory and apparently with his dying breath ordered the surrendered king beheaded, an order which his captains dutifully carried out.

In December 1380, Gregory VI was chosen as the new patriarch, and immediately declared in his inaugural homily that "Sanctaria must move forward as one. No more tribes. No more kings - save one. The Holy King. God's own King. The Papal King". On Christmas Day 1380, Gregory declared that all tribes and tribal customs and laws were to be disbanded, and that all individuals were now part of one Sanctaria that was united fully, in all aspects, under the rule of the Church of Sanctaria. He declared himself Sovereign of the Kingdom of Sanctaria, in addition to his title of Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria, and decreed that whomever held the latter would also be the former.

Though there were some rebellions in the last few days of 1380 and the early part of 1381, Gregory ensured the Blessed Army was on hand to crush any dissent saying in a letter to a friend "they profess to be Catholic, but they reject the authority of God. God has chosen me and has chosen this path. God alone shall judge them for their heresy, and it is my duty to ensure they meet God in judgement expeditiously". Scholars now date the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria, as it came to be known, to Christmas Day 1380, and the declaration by Gregory VI that he was a Sovereign over one, united, catholic Sanctaria.

===Development of the established Church (1380—1528)===
====Nation-building====
Gregory VI's official declaration of the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria in 1380, and the subsequent swift quelling of rebellions, was just the first step the Church took in the late 14th century to assert their temporal power. In 1397, Patriarch Michael II announced all citizens were to pay tithes<ref>A form of church tax.</ref> regardless of their income "to support the governing of the Church". The income generated from these tithes, which often left struggling farmers and members of the lower-working class destitute because of their severity, predominantly went to the patriarch's own purse, with a nominal amount each year used to support the soldiers of the Blessed Army.

In 1413, to ensure the Church had eyes and control over every corner of the Kingdom, Patriarch Paul V created regional governors, called doges, who would act as governors or managers of newly created duchies; whole swathes of lands, townships, and even cities across the Kingdom divided up for easier organisation and control. These doges, all of whom were either favoured archbishops or wealthy landowners, were originally given a limited degree of authority in how to run their duchies, with many decisions needed the approval of the patriarch back in Sanctus; however as time went on, these doges were given even more authority in how to rule. Paul V's successor, Stephan V, in 1418 began to appoint nuncios, or ambassadors, to neighbouring countries and further afield, ostensibly with the motive of improving relations and trade, but, as time later proved, with the more duplicitous aim of missionary work and the encouragement of subversive faith militant groups to grow the influence of the Church in those nations too. Scholars now suggest that it was Stephan V's groundwork in this that later led to the successful, and relatively bloodless, coups in countries like [[Munsteran]] which resulted in the creation of the Papal States.

Stephan V also created what could be considered an early equivalent to the nation's [[Department of the Treasury (Sanctaria)|treasury]] in 1420, called the ''Atria Caritatum'', or Halls of Charities, which essentially took stock of the finances of the Patriarch and decided how much, if any at all, would be given to the destitute of the nation via alms or other charitable measures.

====Faith-based community development====
[[File:13thC Hospital.jpg|thumb|323x323px|An early hospital]]
Despite the Church's control of the Kingdom of Sanctaria, and its presence in everyday life, priests and bishops across the nation noted a drop in attendance at daily and weekly religious services across Sanctaria, particularly in urban centres, during the 15th century. Successive patriarchs' concentration on the building of their temporal power meant their focus on the spiritual matters of the citizenry and the nation had slipped. Patriarch Francis I took steps to combat this in 1444 when he issued his decree ''Educationem ad Pauperem'', or Education for the Poor. He mandated that all male children under the age of 12 be forced to attend catholic schooling, run by one of the Church's various mendicant orders. Though illiteracy had, by this time, become very rare in Sanctaria, as families taught each other to read rather than people learning in a strict educational setting. As men were considered the head of the family, and of society, in Sanctaria at this stage in its history, the focus was solely on male schooling. The education was to be entirely faith-based, with subjects like maths and science disposed of in favour of theology and (approved) philosophy. It was hoped, and proved to be successful, that this policy of education would encourage people to return to the Church for regular instruction through Mass.

When an outbreak of cholera in Corpus threatened to turn into a nationwide epidemic in 1479, Patriarch Simon VI directed that women in the service of the Church, i.e. nuns, train as nurses and travel throughout the affected areas, treating as much as they could. In what would become one of the first public hospitals in Sanctaria, the Hospital of St. Michael was established in 1483 in Sanctus as a permanent base for people with serious illness to travel to in the hopes of being cured. While much of the early treatments were solely faith-based, such as prayer, Sanctaria's trade with other countries in the [[International Democratic Union|IDU]] led to the import of medicines, which Patriarch Francis II in 1486 lauded as "miracles sent by the Lord himself, not to replace prayer, but to supplement it".

These early educational and medical facilities were the first indications of what would become cornerstones of how the Church grew and maintained its faithful, though patronage of schools and hospitals, a tradition that lasts to this day in modern Sanctaria.

====Council of Haven (1488—1508)====
Patriarchs in this era of history also concerned themselves with doctrinal matters of the Church and its faith, as well as focusing on community and temporal matters. In 1488, Francis II established the Council of Haven to meet biannually and to iron out differences in doctrine of the different theological factions of the Church who, while usually happy to co-exist peacefully, had in recent years become a distraction for the head of the Church. Francis II decreed that the resulting opinions of the Council of Haven, made up equally of different Church factions, would be the doctrine of the Church going forward, and required the leaders of all the groupings to agree to this stipulation before entering the Council. The Council, which would meet in the Archdiocese of [[Haven]] in the eastern part of Sanctaria, ended up lasting far longer than Francis II intended, outliving both Francis himself, who died in 1490, and his successor Gregory VII, who died in 1505.

Modern scholars generally accept that the biannual meetings of the Council, and their deliberations, were likely more of a headache for the patriarchs of the time than the groupings individually ever could have been, but all accept that if not for the Council's existence and task, the differences in later years would have likely ended up splitting the Church. Many theological scholars praise Francis II for his foresight in establishing the Council, and some within the Church still refer to him with the appellation of "Saviour of the Church".

The Council of Haven met until 1508 when, in the reign of Patriarch Thomas III, they issued what they said "shall be the doctrine of this, our Church, for all eternity". Their deliberations, which had focused on two central points of faith which all the groupings in attendance had hitherto had different opinions on, resulted in the following declarations being made, and sanctified, by Thomas III on 18 April 1508:

*The Church of Sanctaria "recognises the inherent holiness of individuals, but decries the belief these individuals can rise to rival or equal the beloved messengers and angels of the Lord our God", and;
*The Church of Sanctaria "acknowledges the role of the priest in the consecration of the wine and bread, but declares it heresy to assume mere mortals can achieve miracles of transubstantiation that rival Christ".

In effect the Council decided, to end decades of debate, that in the Eucharist, the wine and bread would be symbols of the blood and body of Christ, and not become them itself. They also decided that the Church would acknowledge Saints created prior to the establishment of the Church, but would designate no individual going forward as a Saint, and any individual so recognised from the establishment of the Church until the result of the Council of Haven would be stripped of their sainthood.

Contemporary letters of the time suggest the declaration had little effect on the faith of ordinary citizens, who didn't understand the finer points of theology or doctrine anyway, but the theologians who had argued for years on either side of the debate all accepted the Patriarch's declaration; that the Council also declared that "statements of faith made by the Archbishop of Sanctus shall be infallible and inviolable, save by a later Archbishop of the same See" probably contributed to the swift end of the matter, despite almost a century of arguments.

====International missionary efforts====
The Church's increasing forays in globalisation and international relations heightened its influence in the IDU, and the number of nuncios and missionary outposts increased dramatically. Successive patriarchs were quick to understand that the larger the presence that the Church had in other nations or regions, the more that people there would be exposed to its teachings, increasing its spiritual reach. An increased spiritual reach resulted in greater numbers of donations from abroad, as well as the pilgrimage of many new members of the Church, bringing with them new cultures, experiences, and riches.
[[File:Atlantaena 1500.jpg|left|thumb|323x323px|Pre-Catholic Atlantaena worship grounds]]
Simultaneously, the Church began to leverage this growing adherence to its teachings by citizens of other countries to its benefit in temporal and political matters. In August 1436, a group of Catholic-adherents in the nation of [[Mount Solace]] successfully lobbied the Royal Court there to acknowledge the Church of Sanctaria as a protected religion; a Church of Sanctaria priest, Monsignor Frederick Callary, was later appointed Chancellor of the Royal Court of Mount Solace, the most important civilian role, in December 1488. Callery, a close confident and puppet of the then-Patriarch Francis II, implemented a lot of policies favourable to the Kingdom of Sanctaria while he was in office, including designating the theocratic Kingdom a preferred trading partner in many mineral goods, which eastern Sanctaria was rich in.

However the direct involvement of the Church wasn't always necessary for the exponential growth of the religion. In Atlantaena, a nation which for thousands of years followed an aquatic-based belief system with a pantheon of gods, the Church of Sanctaria's sole missionary there - a bishop by the name of Alfonsus - conveyed a spiritual message that was apparently so convincing that within ten years, sixty percent of the Atlantaen population had converted; by March 1511 the entire nation of Atlantaena adhered to the Church of Sanctaria as a religion. On 14 August 1515, Atlantaena declared the Church of Sanctaria its official religion.

The Church of Sanctaria's missionary work also extended beyond the confines of the [[International Democratic Union|IDU]]; nations in other regions saw an increase in adherents to the Sanctarian Catholic Church, most notably nations such as [[Galway and Athlone]] and [[Buckingham]].

A natural part of the growth of the Church's spiritual flock was the execution of its guiding principles, such as "the Patriarch was the voice of God on Earth and was in practice the King of Kings on God's behalf". This culminated in 1528 when, on 05 May, the Grand Duke of Atlantaena declared that, in accordance with the teachings of the Sanctarian Catholic Church, he and his successors would forever be subservient to the Patriarch of the Kingdom of Sanctaria. Thomas IV seized on the declaration by the Atlantaen Sovereign to declare that the nation of Atlantaena would now be considered a part of the "greater Sanctarian nation and, now, empire".

On 11 May 1528, Thomas IV declared the formation of the Papal States of Sanctaria, a new global federal monarchical state, with Sanctaria the jewel in the Crown. By the end of 1528, Mount Solace and Galway and Athlone had also joined the new Papal States of Sanctaria. By the end of the century, the number of nations who had joined the Papal States would number fourteen.

===Height of the Church (1580—1865)===
====Temporal sovereignty====
Procedures for acceding to the Papal States of Sanctaria were established by Patriarch Aequitas II in 1538. Chief among them was that the nation in question must profess the Sanctarian Catholic faith as the "one and only true faith" of its jurisdiction, and secondly that the nation's leaders must submit to the rule of the Patriarch, both temporally and spiritually. In most cases, such as that of [[Buckingham]], nations that voluntarily joined the Papal States did so for financial and security reasons. Buckingham was a highly agrarian society and had recently been severely affected by a great famine of their corn corp, a crop most of their most indigent population relied on for basic sustenance. Though it was true most of the population had become devout Catholics thanks to the missionaries of the Church of Sanctaria in previous decades, it was only when Patriarch Simon VII promised the nation in 1544 that he would ensure food and medicine reached the devastated communities that the nation applied to join the growing theocratic empire.
[[File:Massacre of Clan Nich.jpg|thumb|''The Massacre at Clan Nich'' - artist unknown]]
Right by conquest, however, was the most common way that the Papal States incorporated new lands and nations as colonies or constituent states. The Blessed Army, which by 1580 had grown to be a standing army of over 100,000 men-at-arms, as well as a growing number of battleships, very often went unmatched in clashes with native farmsmen or sellswords in the invaded lands. While scholars have documented countless numbers of atrocities, and what would now be considered war crimes, committed by the Blessed Army in many of its conquests, it was the invasion of [[Clan Nich]] in 1609 that counts as the most bloody. Clan Nich, a small island community located in a different region than the [[International Democratic Union|IDU]] lay in the middle of a favoured trade route of the Papal States - and lay on top of rich salt mines too; salt, a rare commodity in the Papal States at this point, was used to preserve foods. The inhabitants of Clan Nich were primarily fisherman and were not adherents in any way to the Church of Sanctaria. After they refused to allow the Papal States to access their resources, Patriarch Paul VII ordered the papal army to take what they needed by force. The inhabitants of the island of Clan Nich were unable to put up any significant fight and, of the roughly 50,000 male inhabitants of the island, only 4000 were reported to have survived. It was also documented that many soldiers within the Blessed Army raped and imprisoned many women from the island, with priests travelling with the army permitting it as a form of "forced conversion". Soon after the Massacre at Clan Nich, as it has become known amongst modern-day inhabitants of the island - and the name by which the Divine Republic of Sanctaria in 1993 apologised on behalf of its previous iteration - Paul VII appointed a governor, or doge, as his representative on the island, and Clan Nich was formally entered into the Papal States on 01 October 1610.

Adherence to the Church of Sanctaria, however, wasn't always the red line issue some patriarchs had made it out to be. One notable nation that was a part of the Papal States but was permitted to retain its native religion was [[Holy Thebes]]. While they were required to accept the Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria to be their sovereign, the then-Patriarch Stephan VI allowed them to continue practicing their animalistic religion. The Thebans harvested leaves from local plants and brewed them into a form of hot drink, like a tea, but the plants they picked from very often had hallucinogenic properties. This tea proved very popular with the upper classes, not only in Sanctaria and the Papal States, but around the [[International Democratic Union]] too. The wealthy elite back in mainland Sanctaria lobbied the papal office hard to allow the Thebans to continue producing and harvesting these leaves, which they only were able to do after working themselves up into a frenzy as part of their religious ceremonies. Stephan VI, and his successors, all allowed the native Thebans to continue worshiping their native religion, well after Holy Thebes joined the Papal States in 1598; modern religious scholars use this as a primary example of where the Church's dedication to religion was allowed to come second to its profits and standing amongst the elite.

At its absolute height in 1800, the Papal States had, either through right of conquest, voluntary accession, or accession via duress, [[Constituent States of the Papal States of Sanctaria|thirty eight nations]] constituting its theocratic empire, not including the original, and mother country, Sanctaria itself.

====Clashes with science====
Though the Church had routinely put profits or warfare over its basic teachings, it also often used its doctrine and teachings as a reason to censor the growing scientific community across the Papal States. The Church believed that any questions which could not be answered by religious texts were meant to be unanswered as, it taught, "God has decided it is best we not understand". They instructed their faithful, in both religious services and through the education it provided in schools, to not question what they did not understand, and to "leave everything to faith in God". Mutual trade with other nations, however, as well as increased migration, particularly of those from nations not in the Papal States and who had more advanced knowledge of science and mathematics, made the task of not questioning the Church on routine matters much more difficult. In fact, the Church forbade the teaching of anything more scientific than basic maths and "domestic science", as they called botany and cooking, until 1675.
[[File:Stake Burning.jpg|left|thumb|242x242px|The Church of Sanctaria routinely burned heretics at the stake between 1300 and 1700.]]
Many of those who questioned the Church's position on science and maths in this period left the Papal States to further their education in these areas, later returning and attempting to covertly teach those curious about how and why the world worked as it did. Most controversially was the Baker Affair in which prominent philosopher Marcus Baker told a crowd of gathered students at the Haven Theological Society in 1670 that when one picked up a twig and let it go, it dropped to the ground because of an invisible force, which he called gravity. Religious extremists present at the demonstration were, contemporary reports say, outraged at the heresy displayed by Baker, as in truth, they claimed, the twig fell back to earth because "God did not will it to have wings". Baker was reported to the local doge, and was sentenced to death by burning, which was the standard punishment for what the Church considered heresy at the time.

The Baker Affair drove many free-thinking academics and emerging scientists underground where they produced encyclicals, or pamphlets, on everything from mathematics to human anatomy, much of which challenged the Church's teachings on many matters, and some of which claimed there were natural reasons for something occurring rather than it being by God's design. The Church attempted to find and destroy these pamphlets, and to capture those who wrote them, to limited success. Between the years 1670 and 1701, over fifty scientists were captured by the Church and executed without trial.

The actions of the Church in how they dealt with the scientists and philosophers began to anger many, not just in the educated upper class circles that had significant influence on the patriarchy, but also the less-educated but still literate and intelligent middle classes. After a series of riots by these groups in 1706, Patriarch Thomas VI declared that "science and religion are brothers, not enemies. They must find common ground". Though the ban on teaching more scientific subjects like accounting and anatomy had been lifted in 1675, Thomas VI allowed all new scientific areas like physics, chemistry, and biology to be taught in universities, and allowed scientists to publish their theories and findings openly. At a sermon at Easter 1708, Thomas VI said said "all these things scientific happen because God allows them to. God may not make the feather fall from the bird, but He allows it to. God created science, science is nothing to fear".

Relations between the Church and representatives of various fields of science, most particularly astronomy and physics, were strained for many years until July 1808 when Patriarch Mark V appointed the first official scientific advisor to the patriarchy.

====Spiritual development====
Despite the rise of science and scientific thinking across the Papal States during this period, attendance at Mass and other religious services peaked at all time highs. In nearly all states of the Papal States, it was mandatory to be raised in, and to practice, the Sanctarian Catholic faith. As started in 1444, educational facilities were established across the empire, all ran by either the Church itself or by one of its religious orders or institutes. Third level education, or universities, were primarily for theology or as training centers to join the priesthood. Though some private universities were established, like the [[Sanctus Academy of Science]] in 1742, primarily the Church's focus on educational instruction was to grow the faith of its followers.

In 1698, Patriarch Paul VIII required girls to attend religious education up until the age of 11. In the same year, he repeated the canonical instruction that the Sabbath day - for Sanctarian Catholics, Sunday - was to be "kept holy", i.e. that domestic work was not to be done. This enabled women and girls across the Papal States to attend religious services, whereas previously they often did housework or tended to the farm while the men and male children attended church on Sundays. In 1704, Thomas VI shortly after his election as Patriarch, required families with more than one male child to "entrust [the] youngest son to the Church" in exchange for reduced annual tithes. This, after a generation or so, vastly increased the ranks of priests within the Church of Sanctaria, while alleviating immediately the expenditure of impoverished families. Some critics suggest this form of bribery by the Church only artificially inflated actual devout believers, but Church historians argue that it allowed many peasant adherents of the Church to recognise the inherent beneficiality of the Church, with full belief to naturally develop after.

Religious minorities continued to be persecuted in Sanctaria in this period, also. Those who didn't attend weekly services were often admonished from the pulpit by local parish priests, and on more than one occasion priests and bishops encouraged brutal religious discrimination against immigrants with different belief systems. Devout Catholics were told their souls would be automatically entered into heaven should they be able to convert at least one "heathen" a year to the Church of Sanctaria faith, while, simultaneously, individuals were banished from their families and their communities should they marry someone who didn't attend Church of Sanctaria services, or if they married outside the faith. This shunning of family members was officially encouraged by the Sanctarian Catholic Church right up until 1958.

===Modern Church (1865—present)===
====Decline====
Although [[Galway and Athlone]] became the first nation to successfully leave the Papal States of Sanctaria in 1818, albeit with permission, true temporal decline didn't occur until early in the 20th century when [[Mount Solace]] declared its independence in 1901. Although scholars remain divided on the true catalyst of this secession, which in turn began a domino effect of nations leaving the Papal States, most seem to agree that successive patriarchs in the 19th century were too preoccupied with responding to incidents of violence and rebellion in Sanctaria to give proper attention or focus on events happening elsewhere in the Papal States.
[[File:Sanctus Dock Riots.jpg|thumb|258x258px|Contemporary artists impression of the Sanctus Dock Riots of 1871]]
Mass-published books and newspapers were commonplace at the end of the 18th century, and by the 1820s and 1830s, working and middle-class Sanctarians began to openly question their rates of tithes, how they were spent, and why they had no say in the governance of their nation. Two significant events - the Sanctus Dock Riots of 1871, and the Arson of Nicene in 1878 - led Patriarch Paul XIII to mandate that each doge establish a sort of people's assembly in each of their jurisdictions, and to allow elections of lay (i.e. not clergy) citizens to those assemblies in order to advise on issues of governance. These assemblies were not successful, with many doges refusing to establish them or, where they were established, ballots were fraudulent, with citizens devout to the Church or personally loyal to the doge elected. The failures of these assemblies led to further disillusionment, not just with the Church, but with the power and influence of the successive patriarchs. Attendance at religious services were noticeably down, and reports of non-payments of tithes had increased. After Mark VI ordered the Blessed Army to [[Templar]] to recover tithes that went unpaid by the city denizens, Sanctarians in other cities began to cause daily disturbances that eventually lead to outright riots. Mark VI was forced by the Synod of Bishops to resign on 31 January 1888, the first patriarch in 200 years to resign, and the first ever to resign against his wishes, in order to satisfy the growing numbers of protesters outside the [[Episcopal Palace]] in Sanctus.

A successor, Patriarch Christopher V, was also forced to resign in 1909 by torch-bearing crowds threatening to burn down his residence after he demanded tithes be increased, with still no representation for the people, in order to alleviate costs that seceding nations were having on the economy of the Papal States.

The removal of the Church of Sanctaria as the sole mandatory religion in the Papal States in 1890 by Patriarch Paul XIV also contributed to a rapid decline of the Church. Individuals that subscribed to minority religions, or had no religion at all, were free to hold "jobs of esteem", i.e. doctors, lawyers, or accountants, without retribution from the state, and alternatives to the state-run primary and secondary educational facilities were also established, leading to, for the first time in the history of Sanctaria, generations of children growing up without strict religious education. Also lifted by Paul XIV was the requirement for large families to send one of their sons to the priesthood, resulting in reduced numbers of ordained ministers and instances of parishes that did not have any priests.

As further states seceded from the Papal States in the early 20th century, the Sanctarian economy contracted quite significantly. Though it was true that many of the nations in the Papal States spent more money than they contributed, the loss of key mineral rich nations, such as [[Mildeaston]] with its mountains of gold mines, or [[Nouveau Casterly]] with its seas of saffron, opium, and other valuable flowers and spices, meant that fewer nations did trade with Sanctaria, resulting in mass job losses, particularly in the sea-faring and manufacturing industries. Successive patriarchs had focused on the import of goods from other nations within the Papal States, and had neglected many of the country's own native industries. It would take almost 80 years before investment in native industries brought Sanctaria's economy back to its preeminent and dominant place in the [[International Democratic Union]].
[[File:Aequitas IV Death.jpg|left|thumb|267x267px|Patriarch Aequitas IV lying in state after his death]]
Significant public pressure, and the publishing of an opinion poll by the [[Sanctarian National Times]] in May of 1934 detailing how over 50% of the surveyed population would like to get rid of the Church, led then-Patriarch Paul XX to establish a national, permanent assembly for lay citizens - the [[Congregation of the Public]]. Though the measures passed by this assembly remained advisory only, they did influence policy to the extent that patriarchal popularity recovered slightly. Tithes were, for the first time, in 1951 levied proportionally by income, meaning the richer upper class members of society paid more than those in the working or destitute classes.

By 1973, only four states remained in the Papal States of Sanctaria - [[Munsteran]], [[Buckingham]], [[Atlantaena]], and [[Sanctaria]] proper. The Sanctarian economy had recovered, but more and more Sanctarians were demanding democratic government, mirroring the situation that existed in countries across the IDU, where Sanctaria was quickly becoming an outlier in terms of the democratic freedoms it permitted its citizens to have. In October 1973, Patriarch Aequitas IV announced that he had been diagnosed with a terminal cancer, and that though doctors had estimated he had up to eighteen months left to live, he would begin a process whereby on his death the Papal States would be dissolved. Under his plan, the remaining states of the Papal States would become independent immediately on his passing, and he ordered new constitutions created for each of them. In Sanctaria, elections were held in 1974 for a parliament that would be created, and for offices they would assume, when the patriarch died. Patriarch Aequitas IV died on 19 November 1974 and the Divine Republic of Sanctaria was born. For the first time in 900 years, the Church of Sanctaria held no temporal power.

Patriarchs of the Church of Sanctaria post-dissolution of the Papal States have focused on spiritual matters and regrowing a dwindling membership of their Church. A 2018 census conducted by the Church itself reported that the Church of Sanctaria has 228 million baptised members, down from a high of over 1.8 billion members in 1835. Critics say that the Church's reluctance to change rules such as celibacy for priests, as well as their social conservatism which is increasingly seen as out-of-step with the rest of Sanctarian society, is hindering any progress it would otherwise have in managing its decline.

====Theological challenges====
The Church of Sanctaria's basic teachings such as goodwill towards neighbours, and charity to those less well off, as well as its core tenets as agreed back in the Council of Haven in 1508 are not, according to sociologists and theological scholars, factors of what many consider to be its growing irrelevance in Sanctarian public life. Most critics point to what are considered "antiquated" social teachings and doctrine as serious theological challenges that will impact the Church's future.
[[File:SSM.jpg|thumb|259x259px|Same-sex marriage was legalised in Sanctaria in 2005.]]
One of the primary issues often raised by opponents of the Church, and some of its internal critics, is the Church's perceived misogyny, whereby women are unable to hold any ordained office, including the lowest-tier of the hierarchy as a priest. While many women are enrolled in religious orders, and join abbies or convents, only men are permitted to take sacred sacraments and holy orders to minister to others. A result of this also means that only men are eligible to become head of the Church as [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]]. Successive [[Government of Sanctaria|governments of Sanctaria]] have also criticised the Church's stance on this, particularly as the Church is registered as a charity, compelling it to follow all secular laws of the Sanctaria, including equality and anti-discrimination laws. The Church's charity status, which means it does not have to pay tax, may change as a result of its non-compliance, according to reports by the current Sanctarian government. The Church so far remains reluctant to admit women to the priesthood.

On social issues, the Church's opposition to popular policies such as same-sex marriage, as well as their opposition to abortion, are also claimed as reasons why they are considered out of step and declining in Sanctaria. Patriarchs as recently as 2018 have called gay men "sodomites", inflaming tensions with the LGBT community, and reducing trust in the institution. Similarly, the Church's endorsement of priests and bishops speaking out against government policy, and actively endorsing political candidates who would outlaw practices that run contrary to their dogma, such as abortion, has also damaged public opinion, according to opinion polls. Access to abortion, though it remains controversial, is supported by 62% of Sanctarians, and by 73% of Sanctarian women.

====Future-proofing====
In an effort to combat dwindling numbers of priests leaving Church of Sanctaria seminaries, [[Patriarch Simon XVI]] announced in 2008 that any previously married men whose wives had passed, but who were "devout Sanctarian Catholics and wished to serve the faith" were permitted to become priests. It still remains a rule that priests in the Church of Sanctaria must remain unmarried and celibate, though current Patriarch [[Patriarch Luke VI|Luke VI]] has said he is open to waiving this rule in situations where "priests are desperately needed to get God's word out to the public". Opposition to the celibacy rule, though, has increased in a number of years, with many members of the [[Synod of Bishops]], potential future patriarchs, saying they would scrap the rule.

The Church has also began to use social media to preach to young people and people of different faiths, and are also using these platforms for recruitment of men and women into both the priesthood and other religious orders. In 2019, Luke VI announced that the Church would pay a living wage to all priests, as well as increase benefit-in-kind contributions such as housing, transport, and gym or leisure membership.

Youth ministries have also formed a part of its outreach in recent years, where some priests retrain as youth or social workers and work in their communities with at-risk children, while still providing the typical pastoral care that may be expected from priests.

==Doctrine==
Church of Sanctaria doctrine has developed over the centuries, reflecting direct teachings of early Christians, formal definitions of heretical and orthodox beliefs by ecumenical councils and in patriarchal decrees, and theological debate by scholars. It believes that it is continually guided by the Holy Spirit as it discerns new theological issues and is protected infallibly from falling into doctrinal error when a firm decision on an issue is reached.

It teaches that revelation has one common source, God, and two distinct modes of transmission: Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. Sacred Scripture consists of the 73 books of the Catholic Bible, consisting of 46 Old Testament and 27 New Testament writings. Sacred Tradition consists of those teachings believed by the church to have been handed down since the time of the Apostles. These are interpreted by the Church, exercised by the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarch]] and the [[Synod of Bishops]]. There are some core tenets of Church of Sanctaria dogma that remain primary over all others.

=== The Trinity ===
The Church of Sanctaria holds that there is one eternal God, who consists of three persons: God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit, which together are called the "Holy Trinity".
[[File:Holy Trinity.jpg|thumb|Depiction of the Holy Trinity]]
Sanctarian Catholics believe that Jesus Christ is the "Second Person" of the Trinity, God the Son. In an event known as the Incarnation, through the power of the Holy Spirit, God became united with human nature through the conception of Christ in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Christ, therefore, is understood as being both fully divine and fully human, including possessing a human soul. It is taught that Christ's mission on earth included giving people his teachings and providing his example for them to follow as recorded in the four Gospels. Jesus is believed to have remained sinless while on earth, and to have allowed himself to be unjustly executed by crucifixion, as a sacrifice of himself to reconcile humanity to God; this reconciliation is known as the Paschal Mystery.

The Church of Sanctaria teaches dogmatically that "the Holy Spirit proceeds eternally from the Father and the Son, not as from two principles but as from one single principle". It holds that the Father, as the "principle without principle", is the first origin of the Spirit, but also that he, as Father of the only Son, is with the Son the single principle from which the Spirit proceeds.

=== One True Church ===
The Sanctarian Catholic Church teaches that it is the "one true church", "the universal sacrament of salvation for the human race", and "the one true religion". It is further described as the "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church". The church teaches it was founded by Jesus Christ and that, by continuing the mission the Roman Church tasked Julius with, it "is the continuing presence of Jesus on earth" and that it alone possesses the full means of salvation. Through the passion (suffering) of Christ leading to his crucifixion as described in the Gospels, it is said Christ made himself an oblation to God the Father in order to reconcile humanity to God; the Resurrection of Jesus makes him the firstborn from the dead, the first among many brethren. By reconciling with God and following Christ's words and deeds, an individual can enter the Kingdom of God. The church sees its liturgy and sacraments as perpetuating the graces achieved through Christ's sacrifice to strengthen a person's relationship with Christ and aid in overcoming sin.

=== Final judgement ===
The Church teaches that, immediately after death, the soul of each person will receive a particular judgement from God, based on their sins and their relationship to Christ. This teaching also attests to another day when Christ will sit in universal judgement of all mankind. This final judgement, according to the church's teaching, will bring an end to human history and mark the beginning of both a new and better heaven and earth ruled by God in righteousness.

Depending on the judgement rendered following death, it is believed that a soul may enter one of three states of the afterlife:

* Heaven is a state of unending union with the divine nature of God, not ontologically, but by grace. It is an eternal life, in which the soul contemplates God in ceaseless beatitude.
* Purgatory is a temporary condition for the purification of souls who, although destined for Heaven, are not fully detached from sin and thus cannot enter Heaven immediately. In Purgatory, the soul suffers, and is purged and perfected. Souls in purgatory may be aided in reaching heaven by the prayers of the faithful on earth and by the intercession of saints.
* Final Damnation: Finally, those who persist in living in a state of mortal sin and do not repent before death subject themselves to hell, an everlasting separation from God. The church teaches that no one is condemned to hell without having freely decided to reject God. No one is predestined to hell and no one can determine with absolute certainty who has been condemned to hell. Catholicism teaches that through God's mercy a person can repent at any point before death, be illuminated with the truth of the Catholic faith, and thus obtain salvation. Some Catholic theologians have speculated that the souls of unbaptised infants and non-Christians without mortal sin but who die in original sin are assigned to limbo, although this is not an official dogma of the church.

==Membership==
Sanctarian Catholicism is the largest religion in [[Sanctaria]], and one of the largest religious organisations in the [[International Democratic Union]]. Church membership, defined as baptised Sanctarian Catholics, was 228 million at the end of 2018, with 187 million of those in Sanctaria. Sanctaria has the largest Church of Sanctaria population in the world, followed by [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]], [[Laeral]], and [[Lauchenoiria]].

Church of Sanctaria ministers include ordained clergy, lay ecclesial ministers, and missionaries. There are also Sanctarian Catholics who have committed to religious or consecrated life instead of marriage or single celibacy, as a state of life or relational vocation. These are not ordained, nor generally considered ministers.

==Organisation==
The Church of Sanctaria follows an episcopal polity, led by bishops who are given formal jurisdictions of governance within the church. There are two levels of clergy: the episcopate, composed of bishops who hold jurisdiction over a geographic area called a diocese or eparchy; and the presbyterate, composed of priests ordained by bishops and who work in local dioceses or religious orders. Leading the entire Church of Sanctaria is the [[Archbishop of Sanctus]], commonly called the patriarch. In parallel to the diocesan structure are a variety of religious institutes that function autonomously, often subject only to the authority of the patriarch, though sometimes subject to a local bishop. Most religious institutes only have male or female members but some have both. Additionally, lay members aid many liturgical functions during worship services.

=== Patriarchy and the Synod of Bishops ===
The hierarchy of the Church of Sanctaria is headed by the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], who is the leader of the worldwide Sanctarian Catholic Church. The current patriarch, [[Patriarch Luke VI|Luke VI]], was elected on 21 September 2018 by the [[Synod of Bishops]]. The office of the patriarch is known as the ''patriarchy'' or the ''papacy''.
[[File:Synod Meeting.jpg|thumb|312x312px|A meeting of the Synod of Bishops]]
For advice and assistance in governing the Church, the patriarch may turn to the Synod of Bishops. The Synod is the body of all bishops within the Church. A bishop is an ordained priest who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Sanctarian Catholics in his jurisdiction, and representing the Church. He is the leader of all priests within his diocese - an ecclesiastic district often defined by geographic borders, be they cities, towns, or larger divisions.

Following the death or resignation of a patriarch, members of the Synod of Bishops act as an electoral college, meeting in a conclave to elect a successor. Although the conclave may elect any priest of the Church of Sanctaria as patriarch, since the institution of the Synod in 1057, only bishops of the Synod have been elected.

=== Structure ===
The Church of Sanctaria is structured as follows (from the lowest level upwards):

* Parish is the most local level, often consisting of one church building (a parish church) and community, although many parishes are joining forces in a variety of ways for financial reasons. The parish is looked after by a parish priest. On occasion, there may be more than one priest assigned to a parish to care for the community. In such cases, the most senior priest-in-charge is called the ''parish priest'', with all other priests tasked with assisting him called ''curates''. The running of the parish is the joint responsibility of the incumbent and the parish council, which consists of the parish clergy and elected representatives from the congregation.
* Diocese, ''e.g.'', Diocese of Cristi, Diocese of Saint-Owen, Diocese of Nicene. This is the area under the jurisdiction of a diocesan bishop, ''e.g.'', the bishops of Cristi, Saint-Owen, and Nicene, and will have a cathedral. The bishops work with an elected body of lay and ordained representatives, known as the Diocesan Synod, to run the diocese. A diocese is subdivided into a number of parishes. Bishops are required to appoint one of the parish priests within their diocese as a Vicar-General, who assists the bishop in the governance of the diocese.
* Archdiocese, ''e.g''., Archdiocese of Julian, Archdiocese of Pontifex. Sometimes, very large dioceses are converted into archdioceses. Archdioceses are ran by an archbishop, who might have one or more auxiliary bishops within the diocese to assist him in his ministry; these archbishops are not metropolitan archbishops. The archdiocese of Julian is one such area and mini-dioceses within the archdiocese were established, with full bishops governing them and assisting the archbishop as auxiliary bishop. In this instance, the Diocese of Pilz was established with the Archdiocese of Julian, governed by the Bishop of Pilz who in turns reports to the Archbishop of Julian.
* Province, ''e.g.,'' Province of Haven, Province of Iuvus, Province of Sanctus. This is the area under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop<ref>Both metropolitan archbishops and non-metropolitan archbishops are addressed as Archbishop, regardless of whether they oversee an archdiocese or a larger province. </ref>, ''i.e.'' the Archbishops of Haven, Iuvus, and Sanctus. A province is composed of several dioceses, or may contain a number of archdioceses ''(see above)''. The metropolitan archbishop has oversight authority over the dioceses or archdioceses, called suffragan dioceses, in their province, including ensuring that the faith and ecclesiastical discipline are properly observed. These metropolitan archbishops are also involved in the selection of bishops or archbishops in their province. Every five years, they compile a list of priests who may be suitable for the office of bishop. This is forwarded to the Synod of Bishops, who conduct a final evaluation of candidates and offer their findings to the Patriarch for his final decision of appointment.

==References==
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List of Patriarchs of the Church of Sanctaria

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Sanctaria:

The following is a list of the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria|Patriarchs of the Church of Sanctaria]] who have led the [[Church of Sanctaria]] and have succeeded Julius, first [[Archbishop of Sanctus]], who is considered to have founded the Church.

The Patriarchy is currently vacant following the death of [[Patriarch Luke VI|Luke VI]] on January 5, 2023. He was elected to the office on September 21, 2018.

==Chronological List==
===10th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|1.
|985—998
|'''Julius''' {{small|''Iulius''}}
|Julius
|55 / 67
|
|-
|2.
|998—1011
|'''Paul I''' {{small|''Paulus''}}
|Paul<ref>Unknown. Assumed to be Paul given the practice of choosing a different regnal name if desired was not yet a convention.</ref>
|59 / 71
|
|-
|}

===11th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|3.
|1011—1025
|'''John I''' {{small|''Ioannes''}}
|John
|60 / 74
|
|-
|4.
|1025—1027
|'''Simon I''' {{small|''Simeon''}}
|Simon
|72 / 73
|
|-
|5.
|1027—1043
|'''Patrick I''' {{small|''Patricius''}}
|Patrick
|62 / 78
|
|-
|6.
|1043—1061
|'''Christopher I''' {{small|''Christoforo''}}
|Christopher
|51 / 69
|
|-
|7.
|1061—1065
|'''Patrick II''' {{small|''Patricius Secundus''}}
|William
|60 / 64
|First Patriarch assassinated
|-
|8.
|1065—1073
|'''Paul II''' {{small|''Paulus Secundus''}}
|Lucius
|63 / 70
|
|-
|9.
|1073—1097
|'''Gregory I''' {{small|''Gregorius''}}
|Gregory
|65 / 89
|
|-
|10.
|1097—1109
|'''Gregory II''' {{small|''Gregorius Secundus''}}
|Edward
|66 / 77
|
|-
|}

===12th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|11.
|1109—1121
|'''Mark I''' {{small|''Marcus''}}
|Mark
|62 / 74
|
|-
|12.
|1121—1124
|'''Thomas I''' {{small|''Thomas''}}
|Thomas
|68 / 70
|
|-
|13.
|1124—1129
|'''Gregory III''' {{small|''Gregorius Tertius''}}
|Henry
|65 / 70
|
|-
|14.
|1129—1141
|'''Lawrence I''' {{small|''Laurentius''}}
|Lawrence
|64 / 75
|
|-
|15.
|1141—1148
|'''Luke I''' {{small|''Lucas''}}
|Luke
|58 / 62
|
|-
|16.
|1148—1153
|'''Simon II''' {{small|''Simeon Secundus''}}
|Adam
|62 / 66
|
|-
|17.
|1153—1155
|'''Patrick III''' {{small|''Patricius Tertius''}}
|Clarence
|71 / 73
|
|-
|18.
|1155—1171
|'''Gregory IV''' {{small|''Gregorius Quartus''}}
|Peter
|62 / 77
|
|-
|19.
|1171—1174
|'''Patrick IV''' {{small|''Patricius Quartus''}}
|Matthew
|61 / 63
|
|-
|20.
|1174—1182
|'''Patrick V''' {{small|''Patricius Quintus''}}
|Patrick
|68 / 76
|
|-
|21.
|1182—1187
|'''Patrick VI''' {{small|''Patricius Sextus''}}
|John
|71 / 75
|
|-
|22.
|1187—1201
|'''Luke II''' {{small|''Lucas Secundus''}}
|Timothy
|67 / 80
|
|-
|}

===13th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|23.
|1201—1209
|'''Lawrence II''' {{small|''Laurentius Secundus''}}
|Denis
|72 / 79
|
|-
|24.
|1209—1224
|'''Mark II''' {{small|''Marcus Secundus''}}
|James
|66 / 80
|
|-
|25.
|1224—1229
|'''Simon III''' {{small|''Simeon Tertius''}}
|Francis
|62 / 66
|
|-
|26.
|1229—1248
|'''Thomas II''' {{small|''Thomas Secundus''}}
|Adrian
|65 / 83
|
|-
|27.
|1248—1248
|'''Stephen I''' {{small|''Stephanus''}}
|Stephen
|72 / 72
|
|-
|28.
|1248—1254
|'''Stephen II''' {{small|''Stephanus Secundus''}}
|Michael
|66 / 72
|
|-
|29.
|1254—1258
|'''Gregory V''' {{small|''Gregorius Quintus''}}
|Harold
|71 / 75
|
|-
|30.
|1258—1266
|'''Stephen III''' {{small|''Stephanus Tertius''}}
|Brendan
|60 / 68
|
|-
|31.
|1266—1279
|'''Aequitas I''' {{small|''Aequitas''}}
|Oliver
|72 / 84
|
|-
|32.
|1279—1286
|'''Paul III''' {{small|''Paulus Tertius''}}
|Casper
|66 / 72
|
|-
|33.
|1286—1303
|'''Christopher II''' {{small|''Christoforo Secundus''}}
|John
|58 / 74
|
|-
|}

===14th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|34.
|1303—1305
|'''Adrian I''' {{small|''Adrianus''}}
|Oscar
|72 / 73
|
|-
|35.
|1305—1308
|'''Simon IV''' {{small|''Simeon Quartus''}}
|Edward
|72 / 75
|
|-
|36.
|1308—1313
|'''Patrick VII''' {{small|''Patricius Septimus''}}
|Stephen
|66 / 71
|
|-
|37.
|1313—1314
|'''Paul IV''' {{small|''Paulus Quartus''}}
|Victor
|71 / 71
|
|-
|38.
|1314—1327
|'''Michael I''' {{small|''Michael''}}
|Michael
|69 / 81
|
|-
|39.
|1327—1331
|'''John II''' {{small|''Ioannes Secundus''}}
|John
|73 / 76
|
|-
|40.
|1331—1339
|'''Stephen IV''' {{small|''Stephanus Quartus''}}
|Stephen
|70 / 77
|
|-
|41.
|1339—1351
|'''Lawrence III''' {{small|''Laurentius Tertius''}}
|Lawrence
|68 / 79
|
|-
|42.
|1351—1369
|'''John III''' {{small|''Ioannes Tertius''}}
|William
|66 / 84
|
|-
|43.
|1369—1377
|'''Adrian II''' {{small|''Adrianus Secundus''}}
|Luke
|62 / 69
|
|-
|44.
|1377—1380
|'''Adrian III''' {{small|''Adrianus Tertius''}}
|Nicholas
|65 / 68
|
|-
|45.
|1380—1386
|'''Gregory VI''' {{small|''Gregorius Sextus''}}
|Mark
|64 / 69
|Formed the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria
|-
|46.
|1386—1394
|'''Luke III''' {{small|''Lucas Tertius''}}
|Luke
|67 / 75
|
|-
|47.
|1394—1402
|'''Michael II''' {{small|''Michael Secundus''}}
|Adrian
|72 / 80
|
|-
|}

===15th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|48.
|1402—1414
|'''Paul V''' {{small|''Paulus Quintus''}}
|Adrian
|69 / 81
|
|-
|49.
|1414—1421
|'''Stephen V''' {{small|''Stephanus Quintus''}}
|Frederick
|72 / 78
|
|-
|50.
|1421—1433
|'''Adrian IV''' {{small|''Adrianus Quartus''}}
|Peter
|71 / 83
|
|-
|51.
|1433—1447
|'''Francis I''' {{small|''Franciscus''}}
|Bartholomew
|66 / 79
|
|-
|52.
|1447—1455
|'''Luke IV''' {{small|''Lucas Quartus''}}
|Luke
|70 / 78
|
|-
|53.
|1455—1468
|'''Simon V''' {{small|''Simeon Quintus''}}
|Lawrence
|74 / 86
|
|-
|54.
|1468—1481
|'''Simon VI''' {{small|''Simeon Sextus''}}
|Patrick
|72 / 84
|
|-
|55.
|1481—1490
|'''Francis II''' {{small|''Franciscus Secundus''}}
|John
|70 / 79
|
|-
|56.
|1490—1505
|'''Gregory VII''' {{small|''Gregorius Septimus''}}
|Gregory
|71 / 86
|
|-
|}

===16th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|57.
|1505—1512
|'''Thomas III''' {{small|''Thomas Tertius''}}
|David
|66 / 72
|
|-
|58.
|1512—1518
|'''Patrick VIII''' {{small|''Patricius Octavus''}}
|Luke
|72 / 78
|
|-
|59.
|1518—1518
|'''Gregory VIII''' {{small|''Gregorius Octavus''}}
|Mark
|78 / 78
|
|-
|60.
|1518—1527
|'''Paul VI''' {{small|''Paulus Septimus''}}
|Zachary
|72 / 81
|
|-
|61.
|1527—1532
|'''Thomas IV''' {{small|''Thomas Quartus''}}
|Paul
|72 / 77
|Formed the Papal States of Sanctaria
|-
|62.
|1532—1541
|'''Aequitas II''' {{small|''Aequitas Secundus''}}
|Alexander
|68 / 76
|
|-
|63.
|1541—1545
|'''Simon VII''' {{small|''Simeon Septimus''}}
|Simon
|76 / 80
|
|-
|64.
|1545—1553
|'''Mark III''' {{small|''Marcus Tertius''}}
|Jonah
|74 / 81
|
|-
|65.
|1553—1559
|'''John IV''' {{small|''Ioannes Quartus''}}
|John
|65 / 71
|Second Patriarch Assassinated
|-
|66.
|1559—1574
|'''Christopher III''' {{small|''Christoforo Tertius''}}
|Stephen
|71 / 85
|
|-
|67.
|1574—1580
|'''Gregory IX''' {{small|''Gregorius Nonus''}}
|Selwyn
|72 / 78
|
|-
|68.
|1581<ref>Gregory IX died on Christmas Day 1580. The Synod of Bishops did not assemble to elect his successor until January 1581.</ref>—1599
|'''Stephen VI''' {{small|''Stephanus Sextus''}}
|William
|71 / 88
|
|-
|69.
|1599—1606
|'''Thomas V''' {{small|''Thomas Quintus''}}
|Henry
|74 / 80
|
|-
|}

===17th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|70.
|1606—1620
|'''Paul VII''' {{small|''Paulus Septimus''}}
|Timothy
|73 / 87
|
|-
|71.
|1620—1622
|'''Gregory X''' {{small|''Gregorius Decimus''}}
|Luke
|72 / 74
|
|-
|72.
|1622—1629
|'''Lawrence IV''' {{small|''Laurentius Quartus''}}
|Lawrence
|75 / 81
|
|-
|73.
|1629—1642
|'''Adrian V''' {{small|''Adrianus Quintus''}}
|John
|69 / 81
|
|-
|74.
|1642—1647
|'''Simon VIII''' {{small|''Simeon Octavus''}}
|Simon
|72 / 77
|
|-
|75.
|1647—1652
|'''Simon IX''' {{small|''Simeon Nonus''}}
|Anthony
|68 / 72
|Third Patriarch Assassinated
|-
|76.
|1652—1656
|'''John V''' {{small|''Ioannes Quintus''}}
|Richard
|74 / 78
|
|-
|77.
|1656—1663
|'''Simon X''' {{small|''Simeon Decimus''}}
|Martin
|69 / 76
|
|-
|78.
|1663—1681
|'''Gregory XI''' {{small|''Gregorius Undecimus''}}
|Patrick
|66 / 83
|
|-
|79.
|1681—1685
|'''Christopher IV''' {{small|''Christoforo Quartus''}}
|Christopher
|72 / 75
|
|-
|80.
|1685—1694
|'''Simon XI''' {{small|''Simeon Undecimus''}}
|Francis
|71 / 80
|
|-
|81.
|1694—1697
|'''John VI''' {{small|''Ioannes Sextus''}}
|Andrew
|69 / 72
|
|-
|82.
|1697—1704
|'''Paul VIII''' {{small|''Paulus Octavus''}}
|Edgar
|72 / 78
|
|-
|}

===18th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|83.
|1704—1717
|'''Thomas VI''' {{small|''Thomas Sextus''}}
|Alastair
|73 / 85
|
|-
|84.
|1717—1719
|'''Thomas VII''' {{small|''Thomas Septimus''}}
|Edward
|75 / 77
|
|-
|85.
|1719—1727
|'''Paul IX''' {{small|''Paulus Nonus''}}
|Reginald
|74 / 82
|
|-
|86.
|1727—1732
|'''Adrian VI''' {{small|''Adrianus Sextus''}}
|George
|71 / 75
|
|-
|87.
|1732—1735
|'''Simon XII''' {{small|''Simeon Duodecimus''}}
|Simon
|77 / 80
|
|-
|88.
|1735—1744
|'''Gregory XII''' {{small|''Gregorius Duodecimus''}}
|Matthew
|68 / 76
|
|-
|89.
|1744—1757
|'''Mark IV''' {{small|''Marcus Quartus''}}
|Andrew
|66 / 79
|
|-
|90.
|1757—1761
|'''Gregory XIII''' {{small|''Gregorius Tertius Decimus''}}
|Gregory
|72 / 76
|
|-
|91.
|1761—1764
|'''Patrick IX''' {{small|''Patricius Nonus''}}
|Robert
|77 / 79
|
|-
|92.
|1764—1772
|'''Luke V''' {{small|''Lucas Quintus''}}
|Henry
|69 / 77
|
|-
|93.
|1772—1773
|'''Stephen VII''' {{small|''Stephanus Septimus''}}
|John
|74 / 75
|
|-
|94.
|1773—1787
|'''Francis III''' {{small|''Franciscus Tertius''}}
|Francis
|67 / 81
|
|-
|95.
|1787—1798
|'''Lawrence V''' {{small|''Laurentius Quintus''}}
|Reginald
|74 / 84
|
|-
|96.
|1798—1813
|'''Mark V''' {{small|''Marcus Quintus''}}
|Nicholas
|68 / 83
|
|-
|}

===19th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|97.
|1813—1817
|'''John VII''' {{small|''Ioannes Septimus''}}
|Albert
|72 / 76
|
|-
|98.
|1817—1826
|'''Thomas VIII''' {{small|''Thomas Octavus''}}
|Cyril
|74 / 82
|
|-
|99.
|1826—1831
|'''Gregory XIV''' {{small|''Gregorius Quartus Decimus''}}
|Samuel
|75 / 80
|
|-
|100.
|1831—1844
|'''Aequitas III''' {{small|''Aequitas Tertius''}}
|Louis
|74 / 87
|
|-
|101.
|1844—1854
|'''Thomas IX''' {{small|''Thomas Nonus''}}
|Thomas
|73 / 83
|
|-
|102.
|1854—1862
|'''Simon XIII''' {{small|''Simeon Tertius Decimus''}}
|Jacob
|72 / 79
|
|-
|103.
|1862—1871
|'''Paul X''' {{small|''Paulus Decimus''}}
|Angelo
|74 / 82
|
|-
|104.
|1871—1875
|'''Paul XI''' {{small|''Paulus Undecimus''}}
|Joseph
|78 / 82
|
|-
|105.
|1875—1877
|'''Paul XII''' {{small|''Paulus Duodecimus''}}
|Theodore
|77 / 79
|
|-
|106.
|1877—1883
|'''Paul XIII''' {{small|''Paulus Tertius Decimus''}}
|George
|76 / 81
|
|-
|107.
|1883—1888
|'''Mark VI''' {{small|''Marcus Sextus''}}
|John
|72 / 77
|
|-
|108.
|1888—1892
|'''Paul XIV''' {{small|''Paulus Quartus Decimus''}}
|Mason
|74 / 79
|
|-
|109.
|1892—1897
|'''Paul XV''' {{small|''Paulus Quintus Decimus''}}
|Noah
|75 / 80
|
|-
|110.
|1897—1901
|'''Paul XVI''' {{small|''Paulus Sextus Decimus''}}
|Mark
|77 / 80
|
|-
|}

===20th century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|111.
|1901—1909
|'''Christopher V''' {{small|''Christoforo Quincus''}}
|Geoffrey
|78 / 86
|
|-
|112.
|1909—1915
|'''Paul XVII''' {{small|''Paulus Septimus Decimus''}}
|Alastair
|74 / 79
|
|-
|113.
|1915—1919
|'''Paul XVIII''' {{small|''Paulus Duodevicesimus''}}
|Leo
|73 / 76
|Fourth Patriarch Assassinated
|-
|114.
|1919—1927
|'''Paul XIX''' {{small|''Paulus Undevicesimus''}}
|Henry
|74 / 82
|
|-
|115.
|1927—1931
|'''Simon XIV''' {{small|''Simeon Quartus Decimus''}}
|Ivan
|76 / 80
|
|-
|116.
|1932<ref>Simon XIV died on November 30th 1931. While the Synod of Bishops met to elect his successor in December of 1931, they did not succeed until January 05 1932.</ref>—1938
|'''Paul XX''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus''}}
|Millard
|75 / 81
|
|-
|117.
|1938—1945
|'''Simon XV''' {{small|''Simeon Quintus Decimus''}}
|Robert
|75 / 82
|
|-
|118.
|1945—1949
|'''Paul XXI''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Primus''}}
|Thomas
|73 / 77
|
|-
|119.
|1949—1955
|'''Paul XXII''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Secundus''}}
|Peter
|76 / 81
|
|-
|120.
|1955—1962
|'''Paul XXIII''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Tertius''}}
|Herbert
|77 / 84
|
|-
|121.
|1962—1974
|'''Aequitas IV''' {{small|''Aequitas Quartus''}}
|Alan
|77 / 89
|Dissolved the Papal States of Sanctaria. Relinquished all temporal power of the Church of Sanctaria.
|-
|122.
|1975<ref>Though Aequitas died in November, the Synod did not meet to elect his successor until January 1975.</ref>—1983
|'''Thomas X''' {{small|''Thomas Decimus''}}
|Kenneth
|72 / 79
|
|-
|123.
|1983—1989
|'''Mark VII''' {{small|''Marcus Septimus''}}
|Mark
|74 / 79
|
|-
|124.
|1989—1995
|'''Paul XXIV''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Quartus''}}
|Joseph
|77 / 83
|
|-
|125.
|1995—2003
|'''Paul XXV''' {{small|''Paulus Vicesimus Quintus''}}
|Solomon
|72 / 79
|
|-
|}

===21st century===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|'''No.'''
|'''Patriarchate'''
|'''Regnal name: English''' {{small|''Latin''}}
|'''Personal name'''
|'''Age at start/ end of patriarchate'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|126.
|2003—2018
|'''[[Patriarch Simon XVI|Simon XVI]]''' {{small|''Simeon Sextus Decimus''}}
|Jonathan
|73 / 88
|
|-
|127.
|2018—2025
|'''[[Patriarch Luke VI|Luke VI]]''' {{small|''Lucas Sextus''}}
|Geoffrey
|77 / 83
|
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:Religion]][[Category:Church of Sanctaria]]

Haven Peace Prize

2025-01-05T14:57:04Z

Sanctaria:

{{Infobox award
| name = Haven Peace Prize
| subheader = Latin: Praemium Havenae pacis
| image = File:HavenPP.png|image_size=175px
| alt = The Haven Peace Prize trophy
| awarded_for = efforts by individuals or organisations towards ending warfare, working for peace, or promoting fraternity and community
| presenter = Haven Peace Prize Committee
| location = [[Haven]], [[Sanctaria]]
| year = {{start date and age|df=yes|1966}}
| reward = S£1.1m
| holder = Valèria Capella (2024)
| most_awards =
| website =
|year2 = 2024
}}

The '''Haven Peace Prize''', named after the city of [[Haven]] in [[Sanctaria]], is a peace award established by [[Haven City Council]]. It is awarded annually to individuals or organisations who have "made significant efforts towards ending warfare, working for peace, or promoting fraternity and community". Originally awarded to just Sanctarians, in 1975 the criteria was widened to allow any person or organisation around the [[International Democratic Union]] to be eligible for the award. It is considered the foremost peace prize to be awarded, and its presentation each year garners a lot of international attention.

The recipient is selected by the Haven Peace Prize Committee, a panel of ten individuals selected by Haven City Council. Although appointed by the city council, its members are independent of the council and the committee itself is chartered as a private body. It is typically composed of retired ambassadors, judges, and former heads of charities and civil society organisations. The presentation is made, usually each September, in the main auditorium of Haven City Theatre; since 1990 the presentation of the award has been made by the [[President of Sanctaria]].

It has occasionally received some criticism due to the divisiveness of some of its recipients. The most recent award, in 2024, was given to Valèria Capella, a [[Lauchenoiria|Lauchenoirian]] charity and youth worker, for her work in building cross-political community ties with young people in the aftermath of the the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]].

==History==
At the time of the award's creation, the city of Haven was a part of the [[Papal States of Sanctaria]], a declining theocratic empire that was governed by the [[Church of Sanctaria]]. Traditionally, Church of Sanctaria seminarians who were picked to go out on mission once they entered priesthood spent some time studying and preparing in Haven; the city's nickname of Cleric City comes from the large number of seminaries and religious colleges that exist in the city.

Seeking to honour some of its past clerical residents who they believed had done good in the [[International Democratic Union]] and further afield, Haven City Council established the Haven Peace Prize, and with it gave a small endowment funded from the city treasury. The award gained prominence when their annual recipients were also independently given televised audiences with the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], the Sovereign of the Papal States. As the years progressed, the award gained even international prominence, and in 1975 was opened up to any individual or organisation in the world who had, in the view of the city council, had worked for peace, sought to end warfare, or fostered community. Additionally, in the same year, the city council had the Haven Peace Prize Committee established as an independent body to oversee nominations and selections, with funding for the endowment still coming from the city treasury; this was done to avoid any political bias being perceived to be had by the city council itself.

Seeking to distance the politicians of the city council even further from the decision of the committee, from 1975 the presentation of the award moved from the council chambers to the main auditorium of the Haven City Theatre, and was presented by the committee as a whole. The tradition of the [[President of Sanctaria]] awarding the prize began in 1990 when the new President, George Sampson, was by happenstance on official visit to the city on the day of the presentation and was invited by the committee to attend and, eventually, present the award on their behalf. The incumbent President of Sanctaria has presented the award on behalf of the committee every year since.

==Nomination and selection==
Haven Peace Prize laureates are chosen by the Haven Peace Prize Committee, which is appointed by the Haven City Council.

===Nomination===
Nominations for the Haven Peace Prize are opened by the committee each January, usually with a deadline on 31 March of that year. Nominees can be either individuals or organisations, and the work for which they are being nominated for does not have to have been done in the immediately preceding year, though this is typically the case.

There are strict criteria related to who is eligible to make a nomination. As of 2021, the following eligible nominators are:

*Incumbent members of national parliaments or assemblies
*Incumbent and retired members of national judiciaries
*Previous individual recipients of the Haven Peace Prize{{efn|Organisations who receive the Peace Prize as a collective are not eligible to nominate.}}
*Members, past and present, of the Haven Peace Prize Committee
*Senior academics (tenured, or at professor level) in the fields of sociology, law, philosophy, theology, human rights, and peace studies
*Incumbent and retired members of national diplomatic corps

There is no limit on the number of people a nominator can nominate. Nominations are kept in the strictest confidence, though the Haven Peace Prize Committee has indicated they are open to releasing names of those nominated sixty years after the nomination was made; under those plans, 2026 would see the release of the names of those nominated to receive the award in 1966. Nominations must be made in one of English, French, or Latin.

===Selection===
The Haven Peace Prize Committee is assisted by a small research staff. This staff provides background information on nominees for the committee, and usually provide guidance on their achievements "towards ending warfare, working for peace, or promoting fraternity and community". The decision on who the Haven Peace Prize should be awarded to is not typically made until the middle or end of August each year, with the winner being announced in the month of September; the decision is required to be unanimous.

==Recipients==
Recipients, also known as laureates, are presented with the prize each September in the main auditorium of Haven City Theatre. The award has, since 1990, been presented on behalf of the Haven Peace Prize Committee by the [[President of Sanctaria]] and is generally considered a highpoint of the international diplomatic calendar. Laureates receive 1.1 million Sanctarian pounds, and individuals are entitled to use the post-nominals LP (''Laureatum pacis'').

{| align="center" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! | Year
! colspan="2" width="20%" | Laureate (birth/death)
! width="15%" | Country
! width="60%" | Rationale
|-
| 1966
| [[File:Seal of the Church of Sanctaria.png|70px]]
| '''[[Church of Sanctaria]]''' (est. 985)
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "for its stated mission of seeking peace throughout the nations of the world."
|-
| 1967
| [[File:RobertLyons.jpg|75px]]
| '''Robert Lyons''' (1885—1982)
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "for his lifelong work in fostering community spirit in working class areas of [[Sanctaria]]."
|-
| 1968
| [[File:JohnCasement.jpg|75px]]
| '''John Casement''' (1903—1984)
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "for his work with communities in non-developed countries to manage and sustain farming on non-arable land."
|-
| 1969
| [[File:MSJE.jpg|75px]]
| '''Matthew St. John Eden''' (1914—1980)
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "for his work as an ambassador of [[Papal States of Sanctaria|Sanctaria]] during the [[Great War]]."

|-
| 1970
| [[File:William Jefferson.jpg|75px]]
| '''William Jefferson''' (1898—1976)
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "for his role in organising the transport of war refugees to [[Papal States of Sanctaria|Sanctaria]] during the [[Great War]]."
|-
| 1971
| [[File:TDillon.jpg|75px]]
| '''Terence B. Dillon''' (1902—1984)
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "to honour his work in conflict-ridden areas to protect children and vulnerable women from violence."
|-
| 1972
| [[File:MaryXavier.jpg|75px]]
| '''Sr. Mary Xavier''' (1893—1978)
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "for her work in providing free healthcare to people in destitution in countries experiencing extreme poverty."
|-
| 1973
| [[File:CharlesShriver.jpg|75px]]
| '''Charles Shriver''' (1891—1982)
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "in honour of his work creating and managing the welfare system of the [[Papal States of Sanctaria]], removing thousands of people from poverty."
|-
| 1974
| [[File:AequitasIV.jpg|75px]]
| '''Aequitas IV''' (1885—1974){{efn|Aequitas IV was awarded the prize a couple of months before his death; because of his illness, he was never able to physically accept the prize. The endowment was donated to charities.}}
| {{flag|Sanctaria|1528}}
| "for his work in ensuring peaceful and agreed transitions from theocracy to democracy in the countries of the Papal States of Sanctaria."
|-
| 1975
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1976
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1977
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1978
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1979
| [[File:Tzinaha-young.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Tzinaha]]''' (born 1949)
| {{flag|Xiomera}}
| "for his non-violent struggle to bring democracy to Xiomera, and his ongoing commitment to democracy despite his imprisonment."
|-
| 1980
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1981
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1982
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1983
|
| '''Associjācōn dei Pantei Unaš'''{{efn|First Bridges Association}} (est. 1971)
| {{flag|Eiria}}
| "for their work in expanding access to high quality, free education to children in low-income communities."
|-
| 1984
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1985
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1986
|[[File:Pak_Ye-ju.jpg|75px]]
|'''Pak Ye-ju''' (1931—2017)
| {{flag|Haesan}}
| "for safeguarding the peaceful return to democracy in [[Haesan]]."
|-
| 1987
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1988
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1989
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1990
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1991
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1992
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1993
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1994
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1995
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1996
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1997
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1998
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 1999
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2000
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2001
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2002
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2003
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2004
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2005
| [[File:UN Logo.png|75px]]
| '''[[United Nations]]''' (2002—2008)
| {{flag|United Nations}}
| "for its work in creating a common body of international law, aimed at granting and protecting human rights, civil liberties, and prevention of nuclear proliferation."
|-
| 2006
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2007
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2008
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2009
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2010
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2011
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2012
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2013
|[[File:WA Logo.png|75px]]
|'''[[World Assembly Agencies|International Humanitarian Aid Coordination Committee]]''' (est. 2009)
|{{flag|World Assembly|2008}}
| "for its efforts in ensuring that medical facilities in conflict zones are widely known and recognised, in order to avoid inadvertent targeting and inhuman loss of life."
|-
|2014
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2015
|[[File:MariahKrumins.jpg|75px]]
| '''Mariah Kruminš''' (born 1974)
| {{flag|Eiria}}
| "for her work in ending oppression in Eiria and restoring the Eirian Republic."
|-
| 2016
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
| 2017
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
| WIP
|-
|2018
| [[File:Sean_Scanlon-1.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[William Lancaster]]''' (born 1987)
| {{flag|Eiria}}
| "for his efforts to restore crucial rights and fair justice for the Eirian populace."
|-
| 2019
| [[File:Robert Smyth.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Robert Smyth]]''' (born 1950)
| {{flag|Sanctaria}}
| "for his efforts in achieving a peaceful conclusion to the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]] through the [[Haven Accords]]."
|-
| 2020
| [[File:Rebeccaarnott.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Rebecca Arnott]]''' (born 1976)
| {{flag|Kerlile}}
| "for her efforts in eliminating gender discrimination in [[Kerlile]], and her attempts to further democratise the country."
|-
|2021
|[[File:LiuMei-han.png|75px]]
|'''[[Liu Mei-han]]''' (born 1964)
| {{flag|Laeral}}
| "for convening the [[Jinyu Peace Conference]] in an attempt to find peace between belligerent factions, and end the [[Second Xiomeran Civil War]]."
|-
|2022
|[[File:WA Logo.png|75px]]
|'''[[World Assembly Agencies|International Humanitarian Aid Coordination Committee]]''' (est. 2009)
|{{flag|World Assembly|2008}}
|"for its role in inspecting occupied territories to ensure humanitarian conditions, provision of aid, and wellbeing of occupants."
|-
|2023
|[[File:The Silver Diamond.png|75px]]
|'''The Silver Diamond''' (est. 1992)
|{{flag|Haesan}}
|"for its brave and tireless dedication in assisting the victims of conflict, in particular the victims of the [[Second Roucourtain Civil War]]."
|-
|2024
|[[File:Valèria Capella.jpg|75px]]
|'''Valèria Capella''' (born 19XX)
|{{flag|Lauchenoiria}}
|"for her work with displaced youth to bridge divides between communists and capitalists, and building community cohesion in the aftermath of the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]]."
|}

==Controversies==
Due to the often political and subjective nature of determining what constitutes community, working for peace, or seeking an end to conflict, the Haven Peace Prize Committee has occasionally come under criticism for the choices it has made.

In addition, the committee has occasionally been criticised as being "short-sighted"; some recipients have been awarded the prize because of recent ceasefires, peace agreements, or truces, with critics saying the committee should wait to see if the rationale for awarding the prize for is actually long-lasting. Much comment has also been made of the number of politicians, naturally divisive and politicised people by virtue of their positions, who have received the Peace Prize, with some saying the award should be reserved for "ordinary citizens" or non-governmental organisations only.

===First nine recipients===
Most notably, the committee apologised in 1998 for the "obvious bias and lack of impartiality" that the original laureate selectors, Haven City Council, had displayed when choosing the first nine recipients; before the selection of winners was handed off to the independent Haven Peace Prize Committee, and nominations were opened up to international individuals or organisations in 1975, all of the laureates were either members of the [[Church of Sanctaria]], or the Church of Sanctaria itself, the organisation that ruled the [[Papal States of Sanctaria]] at the time.

The committee said at the time that they would not rescind the awards, but would add a footnote to their records that the decisions in the context of these recipients were not made wholly on merit. These disclaimers are currently listed on the organisation's website listing past laureates. The first award in particular, given to the Church of Sanctaria, has been consistently criticised by historians and politicians alike. The record of the Church in militantly taking over countries, and forcibly converting individuals in those countries, is well known and acknowledged by the Church itself; critics have questioned how the Haven Peace Prize Committee can stand over that record and allow the Church to keep its place as a winner of the Peace Prize.

==Notes==
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[[Forward Operations Doctrine (Laeral)|Forward Operations Doctrine]]<nowiki> (Laeral) ~~~~ Haesan</nowiki>
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[[Kerlian Women's Safety Index]]<nowiki> (Lauch vis a vis Kerlile) ~~~~ Haesan</nowiki>
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[[Redmarsh Hostage Crisis]]<nowiki> (LOM) ~~~~ Haesan</nowiki>
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| date = September 30, 1979
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}}The '''Redmarsh Hostage Crisis''' is the tongue and cheek name for a massive sports riot which occurred during (and resulted in the cancellation of) a 1979 [[Maximusian League of Association Football|regular season football]] match between Broadmoore FC and Saint Augustine FC. The event has been characterized as simultaneously the most notorious and destructive incident of drunken hooliganism and the most ill-conceived publicity stunt in the history of Maximusian football. In their first head-to-head regular-season match of the 1979 football season, a cadre of inebriated Broadmoore FC fans rushed their home-pitch (Redmarsh Stadium) after it was revealed that a Saint Augustine FC supporter had kidnapped "Big Red," the duck mascot of Broadmoore. In response, visiting Saint Augustine FC supporters took the field to defend their players, leading to a massive brawl. Despite over a hundred arrests and numerous hospitalizations, no lives were lost during the fight and, surprisingly, Big Red was returned unharmed to the Broadmoore locker room. Following police investigation, it was revealed that Broadmoore and Saint Augustine managers had conspired to stage Big Red's kidnapping in order to revitalize the rivalry between the crosstown teams. Both teams were given a one year suspension by the [[Maximusian League of Association Football]] for the conspiracy and both teams' GMs were fired, but no club officials were indicted criminally.

== Background ==
Broadmoore and Saint Augustine are twin cities in northern [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]], separated by the Marshal River. Both cities also host their own MLAF clubs, Broadmoore Football Club and Saint Augustine Football Club, two of the oldest teams in the MLAF. A twin-city rivalry, naturally emerged between the two teams in the mid 20th century. In the late 1970s, consistently poor performance by both teams seriously eroded attendance. By the end of the 1978-79 season, Saint Augustine and Broadmoore languished at the bottom of the league, suffering humiliating defeat after humiliating defeat and narrowly avoiding relegation. By April, both teams played in nearly empty stadiums. In order to boost attendance, Redmarsh, Broadmoore's home stadium, instituted major discounts on beer at their concession stands for the 1979-1980 season. The team also adopted a portly merganser duck, nicknamed "Big Red," as their official mascot.

== Match and Brawl ==
On Sunday, September 30, 1979, Saint Augustine and Broadmoore met to play their first regular season head-to-head match at Redmarsh. Generous discounts on booze and concessions, paired with the usual buzz of a rivalry showdown, brought in around 30,000 spectators, nearly filling the stadium. A speculated 7 or 8 thousand of these spectators were Saint Augustine supporters, who made the short drive or bus trip across the metropolitan region to Redmarsh. Wildly underestimating the turnout, Redmarsh did not bring on any additional security staff to handle the anomalously large and rambunctious crowd.

Shortly after kickoff, two spectators were ejected from the stadium for attempting to bludgeon a security guard with a dislodged bleacher railing. Despite a number of admirable plays on the pitch, the match's first half was remarkably unremarkable. Tensions heightened as supporters grew increasingly bored, drunk, and frustrated by their teams' respectively poor performances. As the half drew to a close, a number of players began roughhousing and engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct, for which three bookings were issued. Stalemated with no goals on record for either team, both teams dejectedly retreated to their respective lockers after the half time whistle blew. It was during this intermission that the levy finally broke.
[[File:Bigred.jpg|left|thumb|150x150px|"Big Red," photo circa 1978.]]
Interrupting a prerecorded rendition of the Broadmoore fight song a few minutes before players returned to the pitch, on-site announcer William Brandt noted a slew of incoming reports indicating that Big Red had been abducted and that the beloved duck's fate might well rest on the outcome of the match. Naturally, Broadmoore fans interpreted this to mean that a Saint Augustine supporter was responsible for the kidnapping and planned to harm Big Red if Broadmoore did not throw the game. The stadium immediately flew into an uproar upon hearing the announcement. A number of families, recognizing that the situation was about to dissolve into chaos, reportedly fled so quickly that many portable radios and hats were left behind. Just as players reemerged from their lockers, a contingent of about thirty Broadmoore fans rushed the pitch, ostensibly in order to rescue Big Red, charging at the Saint Augustine squad with an assortment of weapons ranging from chunks of mortar to switchblades. The Broadmoore squad, along with a few intrepid security guards, attempted to stop their own supporters from advancing on the Saints, but were scattered by the growing mob.

Within minutes, complete anarchy reigned across the entire stadium. Most of the Saint Augustine squad were able to retreat to their locker room and barricade the doors, but several players were caught up in the mob, receiving merciless beatings, contusions, and blunt force trauma injuries. Hundreds of Saint Augustine fans also took the field, either to defend their own players or simply to throw a few punches, and were countered by an onslaught of even more angry Broadmoore supporters. Fearing a crowd crush would occur, an assistant stadium manager had arena workers open a number of service gates and loading docks, allowing fleeing spectators to escape through employee only access points. As the brawl escalated, Brandt attempted to end the fighting by reassuring fans via the PA system that Big Red had been found in good health, but his recovery attempt was far to little, far too late to pacify the mob.

The first wave of police arrived around five minutes after spectators rushed the field, but were outmatched by the swarm of belligerent rioters. The stadium's lights were shut off shortly thereafter, but even this measure was unsuccessful in ending the brawl. Crowd control devices, including tear gas, were ultimately used to pacify the crowd. As the dust settled, nearly an hour after the start of the fight, hundreds were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and 103 were arrested. In response to the brawl, a number of bars and clubs reported fighting among patrons throughout the evening. From the arrival of the first officers until around 5 AM the next morning, the cities of Broadmoore and Saint Augustine were placed under states of emergency. Then-Broadmoore mayor, Edward Caraway, delivered a televised and radio-broadcasted address at 10 PM that evening, explaining that he had personally received confirmation that Big Red was safe, in the possession of Broadmoore, and aired his personal suspicion that the kidnapping of the duck was a hoax. Despite his assertions, several Broadmoore players attested that, during halftime, Big Red and all of his accoutrements were missing from the locker room, but that they initially thought nothing of his absence.

== Investigation ==

=== Conspiracy ===
Following the successful exfiltration of the Saint Augustine squad from their barricaded locker room by first responders, the game was formally declared cancelled, with both teams having the match reported as a loss on their official league record. Investigators combed over the entire stadium, the offices of managers and coaches from both teams, and conducted dozens of interviews in the days following the incident, attempting to get to the bottom of why Big Red was initially reported as missing. Ultimately, based on the testimony of Brandt, two assistant coaches, and a series of recovered handwritten memos between the general managers of Broadmoore and Saint Augustine, investigators established the following official narrative of events: 1) On September 30, the day of the match, Broadmoore general manager Paul Jarvis contacted Saint Augustine general manager Sam Harper, explaining that the image of Big Red had tested well with marketing focus groups, and that Red's image could be used for a season-long narrative to promote both teams. 2) Harper was intrigued, and the two developed a convoluted premise centering around the shanghaiing of Big Red, wherein one of Harper's assistants would take Red during the Sep. 30 match. In subsequent faceoffs that season, the whereabouts and status of Big Red would be teased following every goal scored by Broadmoore against Saint Augustine, and, if Broadmoore finished the season ahead of Saint Augustine, Big Red would be "rescued" by his rightful team. However, if Saint Augustine were to finish the season ahead of Broadmoore, they would claim Big Red as their own. 3) During the first half of the match, Harper's assistant did successfully abscond with Big Red, slipping undetected into the locker room and taking the duck in his crate back to the Saint Augustine bus. 4) Jarvis notified Brandt only that Big Red had been stolen, never letting the announcer in on the conspiracy, so as to elicit as convincing a reaction as possible. 5) The Broadmoore fans took Big Red's kidnapping personally. In the chaos, Harper's assistant reunited Big Red with Jarvis, so as to make it seem as though Brandt had fallen victim to a fan hoax, rather than a conspiracy by his own employer, and suggest that Big Red had never been kidnapped at all.

=== Fallout ===
Naturally, MLAF followed the criminal investigation closely, and ultimately mandated the firing of both Jarvis and Harper. Both teams were also banned from playing for the rest of the season, and were automatically relegated to the lower Contender's League, where Broadmoore remained for many years due to continued mismanagement. MLAF also fined both teams an undisclosed penalty for jeopardizing safety of their players, fans, and "besmirching the venerable image of Maximusian football." Jarvis and Harper had some luck working as administrators for a number of minor league football teams in the following years, but the Redmarsh hostage crisis effectively ended both of their careers.

Despite initial speculation that both participating teams would be found criminally liable for inciting a riot, no charges were presented. In a 1980 interview about the impact of the brawl and the lack of criminal prosecution, Mayor Caraway dryly remarked that Jarvis and Harper were "criminally stupid, but not quite criminally negligent." A Bradmoore city ordinance was passed almost immediately after the riot compelling Redmarsh Stadium to roll back some of their discounts on booze in order to decrease the likelihood of another brawl.

As for Big Red, the duck remained Broadmoore's mascot until his natural death in 1990. Although "Big Red's" name was given in reference to Redmarsh Stadium, not the color, Broadmoore FC's club kits and logo were updated in 1973 to feature three red feathers and a brick-red primary color scheme.

== Cultural Impact ==
In 1987, director and satirist Andy Waterson released a mocumentary memorializing the event entitled "Operation Big Red." Parodying the then-popular Maximusian film trend of releasing cheaply made, gory biopics based on [[Great War]] narratives, the film follows the fictional account of a Broadmoore supporter and his two adolescent sons as they attempt to fight their way through the massive Redmarsh brawl and secure Big Red from the Saint Augustine locker room. The film released to critical acclaim.

By 1999, both teams were reinstated and made their way back into the MLAF's top league. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the brawl, a charity exhibition rematch (benefiting Broadmoore emergency services) was hosted on September 30, 1999. Saint Augustine won the match 2-3, and the entire Saint Augustine roster reportedly feasted on curried duck that evening to spite Broadmoore.

[[Category:Events]][[Category:Libertas Omnium Maximus]]

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2024-11-08T18:19:02Z

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2024-07-06T18:59:14Z

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Secretary for Justice and Equality (Sanctaria)

2024-03-05T20:27:29Z

Sanctaria:

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The '''Secretary of State for Justice and Equality''', also known as the '''Secretary for Justice''' or '''Justice Secretary''', is the head of the [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] [[Department of Justice and Equality (Sanctaria)|Department of Justice & Equality]], which is concerned with the justice system, the courts, prisons and probationary services, the nation's [[Sanctarian Federal Police|federal police force]], and equality and anti-discrimination policy in the nation. The current Justice Secretary is [[Josephine Chari-Jones]], who was confirmed to the post on 02 March 2024 having been nominated the previous day; Chari-Jones is concurrently serving as [[Vice Chancellor of Sanctaria|Vice Chancellor]].

Prior to February 2018, the position was generally known as the Secretary for Home Affairs. The Department itself has been renamed on a number of occasions.

==Overview==
The Secretary of State for Justice is the principal advisor to the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]] on all matters relating to the justice system within Sanctaria. The Secretary is, among other things, responsible for forming government policy on the criminal justice and rehabilitation systems, judicial policy and appointments, and policing reform, financing, and governance.

The position was originally established in 1974 as the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, in charge of the Department of Home Affairs. At the time, the Secretary was also responsible for the nation's immigration and border policies, equality, and governmental reform. In the intervening years, some of those duties have been transferred to other departments.

===Duties===
The basic duties of the Secretary for Justice include, but are not limited to:

* Oversight, and reform, of the [[Sanctarian Federal Police]].
* Responsibility for offenders in Sanctarian federal prisons and rehabilitation centres, and oversight of both the Sanctarian Federal Prison Service, and the Probation and Welfare Service.
* Oversight of the judiciary, the legal system, and responsibility for the Court System.
* Ensuring legislation passed by the [[World Assembly]] is enacted in Sanctaria.
* Advising the [[President of Sanctaria|President]] on federal pardons and clemencies.<ref>The "advice" that the Secretary of State gives the President is, in fact, binding. The power to pardon is not one the President holds in their discretion.</ref>
* Formulation and implementation of gender-equal policies, including gender quota legislation.
* Responsibility for the designation of ethnic, linguistic, or racial minority status in Sanctaria.
* Liaising with independent bodies such as the [[Sanctarian Human Rights Commission]] on matters affecting minorities.
* Provision of support services, such as grants and funding, to the disabled and physically/mentally impaired communities.
* Identification and resolution of discriminatory State practices and legislation.

==List of office holders==
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|-
|'''Key'''
|colspan=5 | {{hlist|{{color box|purple}} [[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]] (CUP) | {{color box|blue}} [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] (SCP) | {{color box|orange}} [[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]] (DLP)}}
|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Home Affairs===
|-
|No.
|Portrait
|Name {{small|(Birth—Death)}}
|Government
|colspan=2|Term of office
|-
!style="background-color: purple; color:white;"|1
|[[File:Xander Dylans.jpg|60px]]
|'''Xander Dylans''' {{small|(1915—1994)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|1st]]
|{{small|19 November}} 1974
|{{small|03 November}} 1981
|-
!style="background-color: purple; color:white;"|2
|[[File:Jacob Williams.jpg|60px]]
|'''Jacob Williams''' {{small|(1925—2011)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#2nd Government of Sanctaria|2nd]]
|{{small|06 December}} 1981
|{{small|17 October}} 1986
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|3
|[[File:Karl Adams.jpg|60px]]
|'''Karl Adams''' {{small|(1929—1997)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#3rd Government of Sanctaria|3rd]]
|{{small|29 November}} 1986
|{{small|31 January}} 1990
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|4
|[[File:John Martin.jpg|60px]]
|'''John Martin''' {{small|(b.1938)}}
|{{small|31 January}} 1990
|{{small|06 November}} 1993
|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Justice & Equality===
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|5
|[[File:Jennifer Quinn.jpg|60px]]
|'''Jennifer Quinn''' {{small|(b.1945)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|4th]]
|{{small|12 December}} 1993
|{{small|08 November}} 2000
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|6
|[[File:Betty Wills.jpg|60px]]
|'''Betty Wills''' {{small|(b.1943)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#5th Government of Sanctaria|5th]]
|{{small|01 December}} 2000
|{{small|18 September}} 2005
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|7
|[[File:Lorraine Dobson.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Lorraine Dobson]]''' {{small|(b.1950)}}
|{{small|18 September}} 2005
|{{small|04 November}} 2007
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|8
|[[File:Gina Salmons.png|60px]]
|'''[[Gina Salmons]]''' {{small|(b.1960)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#6th Government of Sanctaria|6th]]
|{{small|13 December}} 2007
|{{small|18 December}} 2010
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|9
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg|60px|George Merlinson]]
|'''Dr. [[George Merlinson]]''' {{small|(b.1950)}}
|{{small|18 December}} 2010
|{{small|05 February}} 2013
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|10
|[[File:Andrew Silk.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Andrew Silk]]''' {{small|(b.1974)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#7th Government of Sanctaria|7th]]
|{{small|01 March}} 2013
|{{small|11 September}} 2015
|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Justice===
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|11
|[[File:Ann Bond.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Ann Bond]]''' {{small|(b.1963)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#7th Government of Sanctaria|7th]]
|{{small|11 September}} 2015
|{{small|12 January}} 2018
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|12
|[[File:Eric Hill.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Eric Hill]]''' {{small|(b.1955)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#8th Government of Sanctaria|8th]]
|{{small|01 February}} 2018
|{{small|23 November}} 2022
|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Justice & Equality===
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|13
|[[File:Xander Morgan.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Xander Morgan]]''' {{small|(b.1968)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|9th]]
|{{small|15 December}} 2022
|{{small|02 March}} 2024
|-
!style="background-color: green; color:white;"|14
|[[File:JCJones.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Josephine Chari-Jones]]''' {{small|(b.1973)}}
|{{small|02 March}} 2024
|''Incumbent''
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:Politics]]

Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)

2024-03-05T20:24:07Z

Sanctaria:

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The '''Secretary of State for Infrastructure''', also known as the '''Secretary for Infrastructure''' or '''Infrastructure Secretary''', is the head of the [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] [[Department of Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Department of Infrastructure]], which is tasked with the oversight of transportation, housing, and communications policy in [[Sanctaria]]. The current Infrastructure Secretary is [[Xander Morgan]]. He was confirmed to the post on 02 March 2024, having been nominated the previous day; Secretary Morgan previously served in the post between 2018 and 2022.

The position, and the Department, has been known by a number of names since its creation in 1974. In recent years, however, the position has most commonly been referred to as the Infrastructure Secretary, with the department being colloquially referred to similarly.

==Overview==
The Secretary for Infrastructure is a senior advisor to the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]] on matters relating to Sanctaria's transportation network, communications and telecommunications network, and housing and planning supply and regulations. Examples of areas that come under the purview of the Secretary for Infrastructure include the development and maintenance of roads and motorways, the regulation of sea and air ports, and the development and implementation of housing policy.

The position was originally established in 1974 as the Secretary responsible for the Department of Transport. Successive governments added housing and communications and technology portfolios to the department, resulting in various name changes and responsibilities. While many of these functions remain with the Department, in 2018 many of the responsibilities relating to technology-related communications such as broadband and internet provision was transferred to a new department; the Infrastructure department remains responsible for other telecommunications, as well as physical post services.

===Duties===
Duties of the Secretary for Infrastructure include, but are not limited to:

*Oversight and regulation of rail and public transport services in Sanctaria.
*Responsibility for the supervision and awarding of telecommunications licences.
*Management of public sea and air ports.
*Development and implementation of national housing policy, including regular reporting to [[Parliament of Sanctaria|Parliament]] on housing units built.
*Road safety, maintenance, upgrades, and development.

==List of office holders==
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|-
|'''Key'''
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|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Transport===
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|Portrait
|Name {{small|(Birth—Death)}}
|Government
|colspan=2|Term of office
|-
!style="background-color: purple; color:white;"|1
|[[File:Toby Mitchell.jpg|60px]]
|'''Toby Mitchell''' {{small|(b.1934)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|1st]]
|{{small|19 November}} 1974
|{{small|03 November}} 1981
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|2
|[[File:Nigel Kindle.jpg|60px]]
|'''Nigel Kindle''' {{small|(b.1930)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#2nd Government of Sanctaria|2nd]]
|{{small|06 December}} 1981
|{{small|17 October}} 1986
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|3
|[[File:Richard Tyrell.jpg|60px]]
|'''Richard Tyrell''' {{small|(1928—2009)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#3rd Government of Sanctaria|3rd]]
|{{small|29 November}} 1986
|{{small|31 January}} 1990
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|4
|[[File:Charles Dawson.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Charles Dawson]]''' {{small|(b.1951)}}
|{{small|31 January}} 1990
|{{small|06 November}} 1993
|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Transport & Communications===
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|5
|[[File:Lewis Trotter.jpg|60px]]
|'''Lewis Trotter''' {{small|(b.1941)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|4th]]
|{{small|12 December}} 1993
|{{small|08 November}} 2000
|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Communications & Infrastructure===
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|6
|[[File:Jackson Wright.jpg|60px]]
|'''Jackson Wright''' {{small|(1939—2013)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#5th Government of Sanctaria|5th]]
|{{small|01 December}} 2000
|{{small|18 September}} 2005
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|7
|[[File:Mark Kindle.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Mark Kindle]]''' {{small|(b.1969)}}
|{{small|18 September}} 2005
|{{small|04 November}} 2007
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|8
|[[File:Eric Doyle.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Eric Doyle]]''' {{small|(b.1942)}}
|rowspan=3|[[Government of Sanctaria#6th Government of Sanctaria|6th]]
|{{small|13 December}} 2007
|{{small|18 December}} 2010
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|9
|[[File:Yasminé Pontif.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Yasminé Pontif]]''' {{small|(b.1962)}}
|{{small|18 December}} 2010
|{{small|28 June}} 2012
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|10
|[[File:David Juyno.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[David Juyno]]''' {{small|(b.1949)}}
|{{small|28 June}} 2012
|{{small|05 February}} 2013
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|11
|[[File:Dorian Gallows.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Dorian Gallows]]''' {{small|(b.1973)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#7th Government of Sanctaria|7th]]
|{{small|01 March}} 2013
|{{small|11 September}} 2015
|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Infrastructure===
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|12
|[[File:Oscar Grayson.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Oscar Grayson]]''' {{small|(b.1974)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#7th Government of Sanctaria|7th]]
|{{small|11 September}} 2015
|{{small|12 January}} 2018
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|13
|[[File:Xander Morgan.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Xander Morgan]]''' {{small|(b.1968)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#8th Government of Sanctaria|8th]]
|{{small|01 February}} 2018
|{{small|23 November}} 2022
|-
!style="background-color: green; color:white;"|14
|[[File:JCJones.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Josephine Chari-Jones]]''' {{small|(b.1973)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|9th]]
|{{small|14 December}} 2022
|{{small|02 March}} 2024
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|15<ref>Morgan had previously served as the 13th Infrastructure Secretary. As his terms were non-consecutive, he is numbered twice.</ref>
|[[File:Xander Morgan.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Xander Morgan]]''' {{small|(b.1968)}}
|{{small|02 March}} 2024
|''Incumbent''
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:Politics]]

Bethany Greer

2024-03-05T20:18:11Z

Sanctaria:

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[[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:People]][[Category:Politics]]

Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)

2024-03-05T20:10:38Z

Sanctaria:

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The '''Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs''', less formally known as the '''Secretary for Foreign Affairs''' or '''Foreign Secretary''', is the head of the [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Department of Foreign Affairs]], which is concerned with the foreign affairs and diplomatic missions of the Divine Federation. The Secretary for Foreign Affairs also has responsibility for the [[Sanctarian Intelligence Service|foreign intelligence services]], and oversees aid and development. The current Secretary for Foreign Affairs is [[Bethany Greer|Dr. Bethany Greer MP]] who was confirmed on 02 March 2024 by the [[Senate (Sanctaria)|Senate]], having been nominated the previous day.

==Overview==
The Secretary for Foreign Affairs is the principal advisor to the [[Chancellor of the Divine Federation|Chancellor]] on matters of foreign affairs and plays a critical role in policy-making by bringing an international perspective to issues facing the government.

It is often seen as, along with the [[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary for the Treasury]], as the most senior and prestigious post one can hold in Government.

===Duties===
As the head of the Sanctarian Foreign Service, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs is responsible for management of the diplomatic service of the Divine Federation. The foreign service employs about 121,000 people domestically and internationally, and supports scores of Sanctarian diplomatic missions around the world, including ambassadors to various nations.

Aside from organising and supervising the Sanctarian Foreign Service, other duties the Secretary for Foreign Affairs include:
* Advising the [[Government of Sanctaria|Government]] and the [[Chancellor of the Divine Federation|Chancellor]] on matters relating to Sanctarian foreign policy, including the appointment of [[Office of Foreign Missions (Sanctaria)#Sanctarian Missions Abroad|diplomatic representatives to other nations]], and on the acceptance or dismissal of [[Office of Foreign Missions (Sanctaria)#Foreign Missions in Sanctaria|representatives from other nations]].
* Oversight of Sanctaria's involvement in the [[World Assembly]] through appointment of and discussions with the [[Sanctarian Ambassador to the World Assembly]].
* Participating in high-level negotiations with other countries, either bilaterally or as part of an international conference or organisation, or appointing representatives to do so. This does not include, however, the negotiation of international trade agreements or other relevant economic treatise; negotiations and oversight of such is under the purview of the [[Secretary for Business (Sanctaria)|Trade Secretary]].
* Overall direction, coordination, and supervision of interdepartmental activities of the Sanctarian Government overseas.
* Providing information and services to Sanctarian citizens living or traveling abroad, including providing credentials in the form of [[Office of Passport Control (Sanctaria)|passports and visas]].
* Supervising [[Sanctarian Aid]], the overseas aid and development arm of the Sanctarian government.
* Oversight of the foreign intelligence service, the [[Sanctarian Intelligence Service]].

==List of office holders==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|colspan=6|
===Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs===
|-
|'''Key'''
|colspan=5 | {{hlist|{{color box|purple}} [[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]] (CUP) | {{color box|blue}} [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] (SCP) | {{color box|orange}} [[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]] (DLP)}}
|-
|No.
|Portrait
|Name {{small|(Birth—Death)}}
|Government
|colspan=2|Term of office
|-
! style="background-color: purple; color:white;"|1
|[[File:Richard Kelsey.jpg|60px]]
|'''Richard Kelsey''' {{small|(1907—1988)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|1st]]
|{{small|19 November}} 1974
|{{small|17 September}} 1979
|-
! style="background-color: purple; color:white;"|2
|[[File:Hayden Winsloe.jpg|60px]]
|'''Hayden Winsloe''' {{small|(1918—1990)}}
|{{small|17 September}} 1979
|{{small|03 November}} 1981
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|3
|rowspan=2|[[File:John Martin.jpg|60px]]
|rowspan=2|'''John Martin''' {{small|(b.1938)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#2nd Government of Sanctaria|2nd]]
|{{small|06 December}} 1981
|{{small|17 October}} 1986
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#3rd Government of Sanctaria|3rd]]
|{{small|29 November}} 1986
|{{small|31 January}} 1990
|-
! style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|4
|[[File:Samuel McGuinness.jpg|60px]]
|'''Samuel McGuinness''' {{small|(1935—2012)}}
|{{small|31 January}} 1990
|{{small|06 November}} 1993
|-
! style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|5
|[[File:Niki St. James.jpg|60px]]
|'''Niki St. James''' {{small|(b.1947)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|4th]]
|{{small|12 December}} 1993
|{{small|08 November}} 2000
|-
! style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|6
|[[File:Joshua Turner.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Joshua Turner]]''' {{small|(b.1962)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#5th Government of Sanctaria|5th]]
|{{small|01 December}} 2000
|{{small|04 November}} 2007
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|7
|[[File:Robert Smyth.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Robert Smyth]]''' {{small|(b.1950)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#6th Government of Sanctaria|6th]]
|{{small|13 December}} 2007
|{{small|28 June}} 2012
|-
! style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|8
|[[File:Andrew Silk.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Andrew Silk]]''' {{small|(b.1974)}}
|{{small|28 June}} 2012
|{{small|05 February}} 2013
|-
!style="background-color: blue; color:white;"|9
|[[File:Yasminé Pontif.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Yasminé Pontif]]''' {{small|(b.1962)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#7th Government of Sanctaria|7th]]
|{{small|01 March}} 2013
|{{small|12 January}} 2018
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|10
|[[File:BrianYoung.jpg|60px|Brian Young]]
|'''[[Brian Young]]''' {{small|(b.1967)}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#8th Government of Sanctaria|8th]]
|{{small|01 February}} 2018
|{{small|23 November}} 2022
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|11
|[[File:Kathryn Stewart.jpg|60px|Kathryn Stewart]]
|'''[[Kathryn Stewart]]''' {{small|(b.1965)}}
|rowspan=2|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|9th]]
|{{small|14 December}} 2022
|{{small|29 February}} 2024
|-
!style="background-color: orange; color:white;"|12
|[[File:Bethany Greer.jpg|60px|Bethany Greer]]
|'''[[Bethany Greer]]''' {{small|(b.1960)}}
|{{small|02 March}} 2024
|''Incumbent''
|-
|}

==References==

[[Category:Sanctaria]]
[[Category:Politics]]

Alexandra Maye

2024-03-02T22:43:10Z

Sanctaria:

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'''Alexandra Patricia Maye''' [[Order of Sanctaria#Grades|SpG]] (née '''Kenny''', 29 December 1959) is a [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] civil servant, who most recently served as [[Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service]] (SIS), having been in the post from 2014 until 2024. She was the first woman, and the first non-career intelligence agent, to hold the position. Prior to becoming Director of the SIS, Maye served as [[Ombudsman (Sanctaria)|Ombudsman of Sanctaria]] for almost a decade. The majority of her career, however, was spent in the [[Sanctarian Revenue Service]], which eventually saw her lead the government agency as Director-General from 2000 until 2005.

==Early life==
Maye was born Alexandra Patricia Kenny on 29 December 1959 in the town of Waverly on [[The Isles (Sanctaria)|the Isles]], in the then-Papal States of Sanctaria. Her father was a farmer and her mother worked as a housekeeper. Maye is an only child.

Maye attended a local primary school until the age of 11 when she won a scholarship to attend a [[Sanctarian Catholic Church|catholic]] boarding school in [[Nicene (Sanctaria)|Nicene]], a city located on the west coast of Sanctaria. She later attended university at the Corpus School of Finance and Accounting Sciences, graduating with a BSc in Accounting in September 1981. She immediately joined the Sanctarian civil service and was posted in the [[Sanctarian Revenue Service]], a subsidiary agency of the [[Treasury (Sanctaria)|Department of Finance]].

==Sanctarian Revenue Service==
Maye joined the Sanctarian Revenue Service in September 1981 as a clerical officer in the Personal Tax department. In April 1982 she was promoted to administrative officer in the same department, overseeing a team of clerical officers. She remained in the Personal Tax Department as an administrative officer until 1985 when she was promoted to executive officer, junior grade in the Customer Compliance department of the Revenue Service.

In January 1987, Maye was moved back to the Personal Tax department as executive officer, senior grade. She stayed in the Personal Tax Department, with regular promotions, until 1994 when she was appointed Director of the Business Tax department. In 1997, she was given the added duties of Deputy Director-General, before being appointed by the [[Government of Sanctaria|government]] in early 2000 as Director-General.

===Director-General===
As Director-General, Maye's focus was on reducing tax evasion and advising the government on legislation that cut back on legal tax avoidance loopholes. Maye's tenure also saw an increased level of cooperation with law enforcement agencies, particularly surrounding the identification, confiscation, and in many cases also the sale of goods that were acquired either through criminal acts, or through the proceeds of criminal acts.

That there was no reported scandals, major or otherwise, during Maye's tenure has led to various governments referring to Maye as "a steady pair of hands". Critics, however, have said Maye is "unimaginative". Her tenure as Director-General is generally regarded as quite successful.

==Ombudsman==
Praise for Maye's steady leadership at the helm of the Revenue Service lead then-[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Finance Secretary]] Audrey Bennet to nominate her to as [[Ombudsman (Sanctaria)|Ombudsman]] in the spring of 2005. Though it meant Maye leaving the Revenue Service, Maye later wrote that she saw the call to serve as a furtherment of her duties as a civil servant. She took up the position in May 2005.

As Ombudsman, Maye took no prisoners when dealing with complaints of malpractice and maladministration in government agencies; it was calculated at the end of her tenure that she upheld almost 84% of complaints lodged with her office. She took a particular focus in highlighting many claims by immigrants to Sanctaria of the injustices they claimed they faced trying to navigate through Sanctarian bureaucracy surrounding naturalisation and migration. Maye ruled on multiple occasions that public administration's approach to the issue was often purposefully opaque and unclear.

Maye was entering the final year of her ten year term as Ombudsman when she was nominated to lead the [[Sanctarian Intelligence Service]].

==Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service==
Maye was nominated as Director of the SIS after the organisation had been without a leader for a number of months. After much criticism of the government in parliament by opposition parties, [[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Foreign Secretary]] [[Yasminé Pontif]] nominated Maye to the role primarily because she was seen as competent and no-nonsense. There was some concern with the choice of Maye because she was non a career-intelligence agent, but she was nonetheless widely welcomed as the nominee for SIS Director.

Throughout her ten years in the position, Maye kept a quiet profile, with occasional appearances in parliament at regular reporting before [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]] and [[Sanctarian House of Deputies|House]] committees. As much of her role was overseeing clandestine activities, much of her duties were kept out of the public eye.

She was reported to be a primary advisor on foreign affairs and national security to the [[Government of Sanctaria]]. She retired from the role on 29 February 2024.

==Personal life==
Maye has been married to Victor Maye since 1975. He is a retired army officer in the [[Sanctarian Defence Forces]]. They have no children.

In 2004, Maye was appointed to the grade of [[Order of Sanctaria#Grades|Superior-General]] in the [[Order of Sanctaria]]. She is entitled to use the postnominals SpG.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:People]][[Category:Politics]]

Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service

2024-03-02T22:40:28Z

Sanctaria:

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The '''Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service''' serves as the head of the [[Sanctarian Intelligence Service]] (SIS), which is part of the [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] intelligence community. The current Director is [[Kathryn Stewart]], who assumed control of the agency on 01 March 2024. The Director is appointed by the [[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary for Foreign Affairs]], to whom she reports directly, and is confirmed by the [[Sanctarian Senate]]. Regular reports are also made to the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria]] upon request.

The Director is appointed for a five year term, which is renewable.<ref>This has been the case since 1988. The inaugural holder, Edmund Dawson, was not constrained by any term length, but opted to retire anyway.</ref> Once nominated by the Foreign Secretary, the nominee must be confirmed by the Senate of Sanctaria, either in an open or closed-door session. The Director regularly reports to [[Parliament of Sanctaria|Parliament]] on the actions of the SIS and is ultimately responsible for the service.

==Overview==
The position of the Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service was created in 1976, when foreign service diplomat Edmund Dawson was asked to head up a new office with the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Department of Foreign Affairs]] responsible for the analysis of diplomatic cables and informal intelligence picked up by diplomats abroad. The existence of the SIS was not originally confirmed until a 1988 freedom of information request required the Department of Foreign Affairs to indicate what the "special operations office" in government budget allocations was responsible for.

The following year, legislation retroactively established the Sanctarian Intelligence Service and limited the Director to a term length of five years, though governments have the option to renew this as often as they require.

Nominees for the position have been required to be approved by the [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]] since 2013. In 2014, [[Alexandra Maye]] was appointed as the service's first female director.

===Duties===
Duties of the Director of the SIS include, but are not limited to:

* Management of the [[Sanctarian Intelligence Service]].
* Principal advisor on foreign intelligence to the [[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary for Foreign Affairs]].
* Responsibility for clandestine intelligence operations in territories outside the Divine Federation of Sanctaria.
* Interface with the [[Government of Sanctaria]], [[Parliament of Sanctaria]], and media outlets when necessary.

==List of office holders==
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| {{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes ''ad interim'' Director}}
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|-
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Took office
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Left office
! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Term
|-
|1
|[[File:Edmund Dawson.jpg|60px]]
|Edmund Dawson
|01 May 1976
|31 July 1988
|{{age in years and days|May 01, 1976|July 31, 1989}}
|-
|2
|[[File:Vincent Keane.jpg|60px]]
|Vincent Keane
|01 August 1988
|31 July 1998
|{{age in years and days|August 01, 1988|July 31, 1998}}
|-
|3
|[[File:Hayden Harris.jpg|60px]]
|Hayden Harris
|01 August 1998
|31 July 2003
|{{age in years and days|August 01, 1998|July 31, 2003}}
|-
|4
|[[File:Casper Fenton.jpg|60px]]
|Casper Fenton
|01 August 2003
|31 July 2008
|{{age in years and days|August 01, 2003|July 31, 2008}}
|-
|5
|[[File:James Frederickson.jpg|60px]]
|James Frederickson
|01 August 2008
|31 July 2013
|{{age in years and days|August 01, 2008|July 31, 2013}}
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;
|—
|[[File:Louis Newton.jpg|60px]]
|Louis Newton
|01 August 2013
|28 February 2014
|{{age in years and days|August 01, 2013|February 28, 2014}}
|-
|6
|[[File:Alexandra Maye.jpg|60px]]
|[[Alexandra Maye]]
|01 March 2014
|29 February 2024
|{{age in years and days|March 01, 2014|February 29, 2024}}
|-
|7
|[[File:KStewartSIS.jpg|60px]]
|[[Kathryn Stewart]]
|01 March 2024
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|March 01, 2024}}
|}
==References==
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[[Category:Diplomacy]][[Category:Politics]][[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:Security]]

File:KStewartSIS.jpg

2024-03-02T22:39:45Z

Sanctaria:

Sanctarian Intelligence Service

2024-03-02T22:35:07Z

Sanctaria:

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The '''Sanctarian Intelligence Service''', commonly known as the '''SIS''', is the foreign intelligence service of [[Sanctaria]], tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence in support of Sanctaria's national security. The SIS is one of three Sanctarian intelligence agencies, and the [[Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service]] is directly accountable to the [[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary for Foreign Affairs]].

Established in 1976 under the purview of the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Department of Foreign Affairs]], the existence of the SIS was not officially acknowledged until 1988. Between 2015 and 2022, the SIS had been under the auspices of the [[Department of Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Department of Homeland Security]], but was later returned to the oversight of the Department of Foreign Affairs. It is subject to public oversight by select committees in the [[House of Deputies (Sanctaria)|House of Deputies]] and the [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]].

The stated priority roles of the SIS are counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, providing intelligence in support of cyber security, and supporting stability overseas to disrupt terrorism and other criminal activities. The SIS works exclusively in foreign intelligence gathering; it is only permitted to carry out operations only against persons and organisations outside of the Divine Federation.

Since 2019, the SIS headquarters have been in the purpose-built Juggernaut building in Mitre Park on the east side of [[Sanctus]], the nation's capital.

==History==
Founded in May 1976 as a part of the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Department of Foreign Affairs]], the Sanctarian Intelligence Service originally had no legislative underpinning, and was intended to be a small office that analysed telegrams, cables, and others forms of intelligence gathered by diplomatic and embassy staff in Sanctarian embassies worldwide. Analysts at this time passed on pertinent information they had discovered to relevant agencies or government departments; if an intercepted cable indicated that there was a security threat within a third country, for example, the information was passed to the Sanctarian diplomats stationed in that country to relay that analysis.

By the early 1980s, however, it was determined by the department that there was an over-reliance on diplomats to pass on sensitive information and that this could be seen as compromising their ability to represent the nation fully and without any conflicts of interest. The Department of Foreign Affairs greatly increased the staffing of the service, including by recruiting members of the [[Sanctarian Defence Forces]] and the [[Sanctarian Police Force]], and tasked them more specifically with covert operations such as counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, and disrupting criminal activities. Funding for this enlargement was allocated in the annual budget, and subsequent budgets, to a "special operations office" within the Department of Foreign Affairs; it was not until a freedom of information request in 1988 that the [[Government of Sanctaria]] acknowledged the existence of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service, and that information about its leadership was publicly revealed too.

Since confirmation of its existence in 1988, the SIS has been given legislative underpinning as an agency under the Department of Foreign Affairs, and later under the [[Department of Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Department of Homeland Security]], and its leadership and budgets regularly undergo scrutiny by parliamentary committees, though occasionally these committees meet ''in camera -'' non-televised meetings with no minutes published. The day-to-day activities of the service are regularly classified under various official secrets acts and, with the exception of the agency's leadership team, media and government do not identify employees of the service.

==Organisational structure==
The Sanctarian Intelligence Service is lead by the [[Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service]] who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the agency, and is the public face of the service. The Director is also liable to be held account for any perceived misdeeds in actions carried out in the name of the SIS by employees of the service. There are an additional five divisions, each led by an Associate Director, who report in to the Director. Under legislation, only the Director and the Associate Directors of the SIS are permitted to be publicly identified. A number subdivisions or offices within each division have been publicly confirmed and they are listed here where known.

* '''Office of the Director of the SIS'''
** Intelligence Division
*** Center for Counterintelligence Analysis
** Operations Division
*** Office for Personnel
*** Finance Bureau
** Cybersecurity Division
** Clandestine Services Division
** Technological Innovation Division

===Leadership===
:''Main article: [[Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service]]''

* 1976–1989: Edmund Dawson
* 1989–1999: Vincent Keane
* 1999–2004: Hayden Harris
* 2004–2009: Casper Fenton
* 2009–2014: James Frederickson
* 2014–2024: [[Alexandra Maye]]
* 2024–: [[Kathryn Stewart]]

==References==

[[Category:Politics]][[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:Sanctarian Government Departments]]

Sanctarian Intelligence Service

2024-03-02T22:34:21Z

Sanctaria:

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The '''Sanctarian Intelligence Service''', commonly known as the '''SIS''', is the foreign intelligence service of [[Sanctaria]], tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence in support of Sanctaria's national security. The SIS is one of three Sanctarian intelligence agencies, and the [[Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service]] is directly accountable to the [[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary for Foreign Affairs]].

Established in 1976 under the purview of the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Department of Foreign Affairs]], the existence of the SIS was not officially acknowledged until 1988. Between 2015 and 2022, the SIS had been under the auspices of the [[Department of Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Department of Homeland Security]], but was later returned to the oversight of the Department of Foreign Affairs. It is subject to public oversight by select committees in the [[House of Deputies (Sanctaria)|House of Deputies]] and the [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]].

The stated priority roles of the SIS are counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, providing intelligence in support of cyber security, and supporting stability overseas to disrupt terrorism and other criminal activities. The SIS works exclusively in foreign intelligence gathering; it is only permitted to carry out operations only against persons and organisations outside of the Divine Federation.

Since 2019, the SIS headquarters have been in the purpose-built Juggernaut building in Mitre Park on the east side of [[Sanctus]], the nation's capital.

==History==
Founded in May 1976 as a part of the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Department of Foreign Affairs]], the Sanctarian Intelligence Service originally had no legislative underpinning, and was intended to be a small office that analysed telegrams, cables, and others forms of intelligence gathered by diplomatic and embassy staff in Sanctarian embassies worldwide. Analysts at this time passed on pertinent information they had discovered to relevant agencies or government departments; if an intercepted cable indicated that there was a security threat within a third country, for example, the information was passed to the Sanctarian diplomats stationed in that country to relay that analysis.

By the early 1980s, however, it was determined by the department that there was an over-reliance on diplomats to pass on sensitive information and that this could be seen as compromising their ability to represent the nation fully and without any conflicts of interest. The Department of Foreign Affairs greatly increased the staffing of the service, including by recruiting members of the [[Sanctarian Defence Forces]] and the [[Sanctarian Police Force]], and tasked them more specifically with covert operations such as counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, and disrupting criminal activities. Funding for this enlargement was allocated in the annual budget, and subsequent budgets, to a "special operations office" within the Department of Foreign Affairs; it was not until a freedom of information request in 1988 that the [[Government of Sanctaria]] acknowledged the existence of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service, and that information about its leadership was publicly revealed too.

Since confirmation of its existence in 1988, the SIS has been given legislative underpinning as an agency under the Department of Foreign Affairs, and later under the [[Department of Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Department of Homeland Security]], and its leadership and budgets regularly undergo scrutiny by parliamentary committees, though occasionally these committees meet ''in camera -'' non-televised meetings with no minutes published. The day-to-day activities of the service are regularly classified under various official secrets acts and, with the exception of the agency's leadership team, media and government do not identify employees of the service.

==Organisational structure==
The Sanctarian Intelligence Service is lead by the [[Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service]] who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the agency, and is the public face of the service. The Director is also liable to be held account for any perceived misdeeds in actions carried out in the name of the SIS by employees of the service. There are an additional five divisions, each led by an Associate Director, who report in to the Director. Under legislation, only the Director and the Associate Directors of the SIS are permitted to be publicly identified. A number subdivisions or offices within each division have been publicly confirmed and they are listed here where known.

* '''Office of the Director of the SIS'''
** Intelligence Division
*** Center for Counterintelligence Analysis
** Operations Division
*** Office for Personnel
*** Finance Bureau
** Cybersecurity Division
** Clandestine Services Division
** Technological Innovation Division

===Leadership===
:''Main article: [[Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service]]''

* 1976–1989: Edmund Dawson
* 1989–1999: Vincent Keane
* 1999–2004: Hayden Harris
* 2004–2009: Casper Fenton
* 2009–2014: James Frederickson
* 2014—2024: [[Alexandra Maye]]
* 2024–: [[Kathryn Stewart]]

==References==

[[Category:Politics]][[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:Sanctarian Government Departments]]

Government of Sanctaria

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Sanctaria:

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The '''Government of Sanctaria''' is the federal cabinet that exercises executive authority in [[Sanctaria]].

The Constitution of Sanctaria vests executive authority in a government which is headed by the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]], the head of government. The government is composed of government ministers, called Secretaries of State, all of whom must be members of the federal [[Parliament of Sanctaria]]. The Chancellor must be nominated and approved by the [[House of Deputies (Sanctaria)|House of Deputies]], the lower house of Parliament. Following the House's nomination, the [[President of Sanctaria]] appoints the Chancellor to his/her role.

Secretaries of State must be nominated by the Chancellor and approved by the [[Senate (Sanctaria)|Senate]], the upper house of Parliament. The President then also appoints these members of the government. The government is dependent upon Parliament to make primary legislation and, as such, the government needs to command a majority in the House of Deputies in order to ensure support and confidence for budgets and government bills to pass. Collectively the government is known as 'the cabinet".

The current Chancellor is [[Ethan Ringrose]] who took office on 14 December 2022. He is the leader of the [[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]], the party with the most seats in the House; the Democratic Left Party are currently in a coalition with the [[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]] to have a government that can command a majority of votes. The [[Vice Chancellor of Sanctaria|Vice Chancellor]] is [[Josephine Chari-Jones]] who took office on 14 December 2022.

==Membership==
Membership of the cabinet is regulated by the Constitution of Sanctaria, and by the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018. The Sanctarian constitution requires the government to consist of at least six members, with no maximum limit, all of whom must be members of [[Parliament of Sanctaria|Parliament]].

Prior to constitutional changes in 2012, there were no limits on how many members of the [[Senate (Sanctaria)|Senate]], the upper house of parliament, were permitted to be members of Government; since then, no more than two members of the Senate are permitted to be a member of the Government, primarily because the constitutional changes at the time sought to give more independence to each house. The [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]], [[Vice Chancellor of Sanctaria|Vice Chancellor]], and [[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary for the Treasury]] are required to be members of the [[House of Deputies (Sanctaria)|House of Deputies]], the lower house of parliament.

Members of the government in charge of government departments are designated Secretaries of State. Prior to 2018, junior ministers, or assistant secretaries, were also appointed to assist the running of government departments, but were not members of the government, and were answerable to the Secretary of State responsible for the department they were assigned to. Ministers without portfolio may be appointed as members of the government without being appointed as the head of a department, though this has not yet occurred in Sanctarian governmental history; legislation for this specifies such ministers are to be designated Secretaries-at-large.

==Non-members attending cabinet==
Non members of government may be invited to attend cabinet meetings, but without voting rights. Such members may otherwise participate fully and receive circulated confidential cabinet papers on the same basis as a full member of Government. Typically, these non-members include the [[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]], and the Chief Whip of the party in power.

The Attorney General is a constitutional office who, while not formally a member of the Government, is obliged to attend cabinet meetings in their role as legal advisor to the Government. To date all Attorneys General have not been members of parliament and have instead been leading solicitors or advocates, but there is no prohibition on appointing a member of parliament as Attorney General.

Prior to the abolition of junior ministers and assistant secretaries in 2018, it was normal for the Prime Minister of the day to invite those ministers to cabinet meetings when topics under their portfolio were being discussed.

==Term of office==
The Government serves in office until the nomination of a new Chancellor by the House. Prior to 2013, the maximum term was 7 years by law, which most governments served; since then the maximum term is set to 5 years.

The Government must enjoy the confidence of the House of Deputies if it is to remain in office. If the Chancellor ceases to retain the support of a majority in the House, either the House must be dissolved or the Chancellor must resign. This applies only in cases of a no-confidence vote, or the loss of a supply (i.e. budgetary) vote, rather than a simple government bill being rejected. The [[President of Sanctaria|President]] may refuse to grant a dissolution to a Chancellor who does not enjoy the support of the House, thereby forcing the resignation of the Chancellor. Current convention, however, is that a President will always allow a dissolution to a Chancellor when requested; the power to refuse a dissolution has never been invoked.

When the Chancellor resigns, the entire Government is deemed to have resigned as a collective. The Chancellor may also direct the President to dismiss or accept the resignation of individual Secretaries. When the House or Parliament as a whole is dissolved, the Chancellor and the entire Government is similarly deemed to have vacated their offices. The offices remain vacant until a new government is appointed, with no new policies announced or enacted in the interim, and government departments only exercising day-to-day obligations.

==Authority and powers==
Unlike cabinets in other parliamentary systems, the Government is both the ''de jure'' and ''de facto'' executive authority in Sanctaria. The Constitution explicitly vests executive authority in the Government, not the President. In other parliamentary regimes, the head of state is usually the nominal chief executive, though bound by convention to act on the advice of the cabinet.

The executive authority of the Government is subject to certain limitations, however. In particular:
*The state may not declare war, or participate in a war, without the consent of both Houses of Parliament. In the case of an actual invasion, however, the Government is permitted to "take whatever steps they may consider necessary for the protection of the state".<ref>Legal scholars, however, have suggested that because another constitutional provision obligates the Government to act in accordance with the Constitution, "whatever steps they may consider necessary" does not amount to or include suspending the Constitution itself, as is permissible in other systems.</ref>
*Treaties must be laid before the Senate.
*The Government must act in accordance with the Constitution.

==History==
The first Government of Sanctaria took office on coming into force of the Constitution of Sanctaria on 19 November 1974 following the establishment of the Divine Republic of Sanctaria after the death of [[Patriarch Aequitas IV]], head of the [[Sanctarian Catholic Church]], and the break-up of the Papal States of Sanctaria that he, by virtue of his office, headed.

The detail and structure of the Government of Sanctaria has its legislative basis in the Government Secretaries Act, 1974; it has been amended on a number of occasions, most recently 2018, and these may be cited together as the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018 and are construed as one Act.

Governments typically have consisted of one party in a majority government, the leader of that party always becoming Prime Minister; the 2nd Government of Sanctaria from 1981 to 1986 was a coalition government between the [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] and the [[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]] - the Prime Minister in this instance was the leader of the largest party. Similarly, the current government of Sanctaria - the 9th Government - is a coalition between the [[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]] and the [[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]], with the Chancellor being the leader of the largest party in the coalition, the Democratic Left.

On 01 January 2019, Sanctaria was federalised and became the Divine Federation of Sanctaria. The offices of Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister were renamed to Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively. The powers and duties of the office(s) were not changed.

==Governments of Sanctaria==
===1st Government of Sanctaria===
The first Government of Sanctaria was formed on 19 November 1974 following elections earlier in the year for a Parliament that was to be formed on coming into effect of the Constitution of Sanctaria. The largest party was the [[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]], and their leader, Rev. Eric Childerson, was appointed Sanctaria's first Prime Minister.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018. A reshuffle took place on 17 September 1979.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]]
|Rev. [[Eric Childerson]]
|rowspan=3|1974—1981
|rowspan=13 style="background-color: purple;"|
|rowspan=13|[[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]]
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister (Sanctaria)|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|rowspan=2|Xander Dylans
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs]]
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|John Skeffing
|rowspan=2|1974—1979
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|Richard Kelsey
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Commerce]]
|Miles Jackson
|1974—1981
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|Msgr. Clarence O'Donnell
|rowspan=3|1974—1979
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education]]
|Dr. Thomas Pearse
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Family Affairs]]
|Dennis Clarke
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Transport]]
|Toby Mitchell
|1974—1981
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|Carson Poe
|1974—1979
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture]]
|Christian Carter
|rowspan=2|1974—1981
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Heritage]]
|William Jonas
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|
'''Changes September 1979'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|Richard Kelsey
|rowspan=6|1979—1981
|rowspan=6 style="background-color: purple;"|
|rowspan=6|[[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|Hayden Winsloe
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|John Skeffing
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education]]
|Dennis Clarke
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Family Affairs]]
|Msgr. Clarence O'Donnell
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|Dr. Thomas Pearse
|-
|}

The following attended cabinet meetings, but did not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|Robert Hogan
|rowspan=2|1974—1981
| style="background-color: grey;" |
|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|Government Chief Whip
|James Boyd
|style="background-color: purple;" |
|[[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]]
|-
|}

===2nd Government of Sanctaria===
The second government of Sanctaria was formed on 06 December 1981 following elections the month prior. No one party had a majority of seats. The party with the largest number of seats, the [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] joined with the party with the second largest number of seats, the [[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]], in a coalition government. The leader of the largest party, Richard Hammersley, became Prime Minister, and the leader of the second party in the coalition became Deputy Prime Minister.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018. A reshuffle took place on 28 February 1984.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]]
|[[Richard Hammersley]]
|rowspan=3|1981—1986
|style="background-color: blue;"|
|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister (Sanctaria)|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|rowspan=2|Jacob Williams
|rowspan=3 style="background-color: purple;"|
|rowspan=3|[[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs]]
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|Richard Kelsey
|1981—1984
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|John Martin
|1981—1986
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=2|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Commerce]]
|Karl Adams
|1981—1984
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|John Skeffing
|1981—1986
|style="background-color: purple;"|
|[[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education]]
|Andrew Burham
|rowspan=2|1981—1984
|rowspan=6 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=6|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Family Affairs]]
|[[Eli Taylor]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Transport]]
|Nigel Kindle
|rowspan=2|1981—1986
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|Felix Kennedy
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture]]
|Jeremiah Taft
|rowspan=2|1981—1984
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Heritage]]
|Don Hawthorne
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|
'''Changes February 1984'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|Karl Adams
|rowspan=6|1984—1986
|style="background-color: blue;"|
|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Commerce]]
|Richard Kelsey
|style="background-color: purple;"|
|[[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education]]
|Eli Taylor
|rowspan=4 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=4|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Family Affairs]]
|Sheree McQuaid
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture]]
|Don Hawthorne
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Heritage]]
|Jeremiah Taft
|-
|}

The following attended cabinet meetings, but did not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|Alastair Petty
|rowspan=2|1981—1986
| style="background-color: grey;" |
|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|Government Chief Whip
|John Turnbull
|style="background-color: blue;" |
|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|}

===3rd Government of Sanctaria===
The third Government of Sanctaria was formed on 29 November 1986 after the previous parliament was dissolved early due to differences in policy between the coalition parties. The [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] won a majority of seats, and Eli Taylor was appointed Prime Minister.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018. A reshuffle took place on 31 January 1990.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]]
|[[Eli Taylor]]
|rowspan=3|1986—1993
|rowspan=13 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=13|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister (Sanctaria)|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|rowspan=2|Andrew Burham
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|John Martin
|rowspan=9|1986—1990
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs]]
|Karl Adams
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Commerce]]
|Calum Grimshaw
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|Norman Casterly
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education]]
|Sheree McQuaid
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Family Affairs]]
|Nancy Ryan
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Transport]]
|Richard Tyrell
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|Don Hawthorne
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture]]
|Felix Kennedy
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Heritage]]
|Gerald Chamberlain
|1986—1993
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|
'''Changes January 1990'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
||[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|Samuel McGuinness
|rowspan=9|1990—1993
|rowspan=9 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=9|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs]]
|John Martin
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Commerce]]
|Karl Adams
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|Betty Wills
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education]]
|Calum Grimshaw
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Family Affairs]]
|Audrey Bennet
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Transport]]
|[[Charles Dawson]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|Norman Casterly
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture]]
|Timothy Harlow
|-
|}

The following attended cabinet meetings, but did not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|Alastair Petty
|1986—1990
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: grey;" |
|rowspan=2|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|Nigel Beckett
|1990—1993
|-
|rowspan=2|Government Chief Whip
|Charles Dawson
|1986—1990
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: blue;" |
|rowspan=2|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|Ron Fallon
|1990—1993
|-
|}

===4th Government of Sanctaria===
The fourth government took office on 12 December 1993 after the general election of that year. The [[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]] won a majority of seats and their leader, Glen Cox, was appointed Prime Minister.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]]
|[[Glen Cox]]
|rowspan=13|1993—2000
|rowspan=13 style="background-color: orange;"|
|rowspan=13|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister (Sanctaria)|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|rowspan=2|Stuart Payne
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|Niki St. James
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Justice & Equality]]
|Jennifer Quinn
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Commerce]]
|Lance Monroe
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|Donna Blight
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education & Science]]
|Henry Collins
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Social Welfare]]
|[[Charlene Hendry]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Transport & Communications]]
|Lewis Trotter
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|Ian Keating
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture & the Environment]]
|Bernard Howe
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Culture & Tourism]]
|Mary-Ann Norris
|-
|}

The following attended cabinet meetings, but did not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|Mark Blumenthal
|1993—2000
|style="background-color: grey;" |
|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|Government Chief Whip
|Susanne Connors
|1993—2000
|style="background-color: orange;" |
|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|}

===5th Government of Sanctaria===
The fifth government took office on 01 December 2000 after the general election of the previous month. The [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] won a majority of seats and their leader, Charles Dawson, became Prime Minister.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018. A reshuffle took place on 18 September 2005.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]]
|[[Charles Dawson]]
|rowspan=4|2000—2007
|rowspan=13 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=13|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister (Sanctaria)|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|rowspan=2|Audrey Bennet
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Joshua Turner]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Justice & Equality]]
|Betty Wills
|rowspan=4|2000—2005
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Enterprise & Commerce]]
|[[Gina Salmons]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|[[Lorraine Dobson]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education & Science]]
|[[Mark Kindle]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Social Welfare & Family Affairs]]
|[[Robert Smyth]]
|2000—2007
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Communications & Infrastructure]]
|Jackson Wright
|2000—2005
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|Richard Tyrell
|2000—2007
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture, & the Environment]]
|Harry Brown
|2000—2005
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Culture, the Arts, & Tourism]]
|[[Laura Jobbs]]
|2000—2007
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|
'''Changes September 2005'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Justice & Equality]]
|Lorraine Dobson
|rowspan=7|2005—2007
|rowspan=7 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=7|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Enterprise & Commerce]]
|[[Jason Reid]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|[[Eric Doyle]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education & Science]]
|Jackson Wright
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Communications & Infrastructure]]
|Mark Kindle
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture, & the Environment]]
|Gina Salmons
|-
|}

The following attended cabinet meetings, but did not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|Gareth Kirkbride
|2000—2007
|style="background-color: grey;" |
|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|Government Chief Whip
|Luke Jones
|2000—2007
|style="background-color: blue;" |
|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|}

===6th Government of Sanctaria===
The sixth Government of Sanctaria was formed on 13 December 2007 following the general election earlier that month. The [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] were returned to power and their leader, Joshua Turner, was appointed Prime Minister.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018. A reshuffle took place on 18 December 2010. A minor reshuffle took place on 28 June 2012.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]]
|[[Joshua Turner]]
|2007—2013
|rowspan=13 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=13|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister (Sanctaria)|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|rowspan=2|[[Robert Smyth]]
|rowspan=2|2007—2012
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|[[Mark Kindle]]
|rowspan=10|2007—2010
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Justice & Equality]]
|[[Gina Salmons]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Enterprise & Commerce]]
|[[Jason Reid]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|[[Laura Jobbs]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education & Science]]
|[[Andrew Silk]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Social Welfare & Family Affairs]]
|[[Lorraine Dobson]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Communications & Infrastructure]]
|[[Eric Doyle]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|[[Timothy Harlow]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture, & the Environment]]
|[[David Juyno]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Culture, the Arts, & Tourism]]
|[[Sharon Goldberg]]
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|
'''Changes December 2010'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Finance]]
|Gina Salmons
|rowspan=5|2010—2013
|rowspan=10 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=10|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Justice & Equality]]
|Dr. [[George Merlinson]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Enterprise & Commerce]]
|Mark Kindle
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|Jason Reid
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education & Science]]
|Lorraine Dobson
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Social Welfare & Family Affairs]]
|Andrew Silk
|rowspan=2|2010—2012
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Communications & Infrastructure]]
|[[Yasminé Pontif]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|Eric Doyle
|rowspan=2|2010—2013
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture, & the Environment]]
|Sharon Goldberg
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Culture, the Arts, & Tourism]]
|David Juyno
|2010—2012
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|
'''Changes June 2012'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister (Sanctaria)|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|rowspan=2|Andrew Silk
|rowspan=5|2012—2013
|rowspan=5 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=5|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|-
||[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Social Welfare & Family Affairs]]
|Yasminé Pontif
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Communications & Infrastructure]]
|David Juyno
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Culture, the Arts, & Tourism]]
|[[Noreen Islington]]
|-
|}

The following attended cabinet meetings, but did not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|Tara Gregory
|rowspan=2|2007—2013
|style="background-color: grey;" |
|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|Government Chief Whip
|[[Shane Thompson]]
|style="background-color: blue;" |
|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|}

===7th Government of Sanctaria===
The seventh Government of Sanctaria was formed on 01 March 2013 following the general election held the previous month. The [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] won a majority of seats and their leader, Mark Kindle, was appointed Prime Minister. This was the first parliament limited to a 5 year term.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018. A reshuffle took place on 11 September 2015 where a number of government departments were renamed and functions changed. Changes in personnel are listed below, while changes in department names and functions are noted in the footnotes.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]]
|[[Mark Kindle]]
|rowspan=4|2013—2018
|rowspan=13 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=13|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Deputy Prime Minister (Sanctaria)|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|rowspan=2|[[Jason Reid]]
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for the Treasury]]<ref>Previously Department of Finance.</ref>
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Yasminé Pontif]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Justice & Equality]]
|[[Andrew Silk]]
|rowspan=2|2013—2015
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Enterprise & Commerce]]
|[[Mark Parson]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|Dr. [[George Merlinson]]
|2013—2018
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education & Science]]
|[[Noreen Islington]]
|rowspan=6|2013—2015
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Social Welfare & Family Affairs]]
|[[Kate Cruz]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Communications & Infrastructure]]
|[[Dorian Gallows]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Defence]]
|[[David Juyno]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture, Energy & the Environment]]
|[[Julie Chrisintim]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Culture, the Arts, & Tourism]]
|[[Oscar Grayson]]
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|
'''Changes September 2015'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Homeland Security]]<ref>Previously Department of Defence.</ref>
|Kate Cruz
|rowspan=8|2015—2018
|rowspan=8 style="background-color: blue;"|
|rowspan=8|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Commerce]]
|Julie Chrisintim
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Human Services]]<ref> Previously Department of Social Welfare & Family Affairs.</ref>
|Noreen Islington
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Infrastructure]]
|Oscar Grayson
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education]]
|Andrew Silk
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Land Affairs]]<ref>Previously Department of Agriculture, Energy, & the Environment.</ref>
|[[Shane Thompson]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Justice]]<ref>Previously Department of Home Affairs, Justice & Equality.</ref>
|[[Ann Bond]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Communities]]<ref>Previously Department of Culture, the Arts, & Tourism.</ref>
|Dorian Gallows
|-
|}

The following attended cabinet meetings, but did not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|Maurice Daley
|2013—2018
|style="background-color: grey;" |
|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|rowspan=2|Government Chief Whip
|Shane Thompson
|2013—2015
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: blue;" |
|rowspan=2|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|-
|[[Ben Sessions]]
|2015—2018
|-
|}

===8th Government of Sanctaria===
The eighth government took office on 01 February 2018 after the general election the month prior. The [[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]] won a majority of seats and their leader, Charlene Hendry, was appointed Prime Minister.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2018. The new Prime Minister created a number of new departments, the first time new departments had been created since the Constitution of Sanctaria came into effect in 1974.

Sanctaria was federalised on 01 January 2019. At that date, the names of the offices of Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister changed to Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively. No changes were made to the powers and duties of the office.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]]<ref>Until 31 December 2018 this position was known as Prime Minister. On 01 January 2019 it was renamed.</ref>
|[[Charlene Hendry]]
|rowspan=20|2018—2022
|rowspan=20 style="background-color: orange;"|
|rowspan=20|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|[[Vice Chancellor of Sanctaria|Vice Chancellor]]<ref>Until 31 December 2018 this position was known as Prime Minister. On 01 January 2019 it was renamed.</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[Niamh Winters]]
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for the Treasury]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Brian Young]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Homeland Security]]
|[[Kathryn Stewart]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Business, Industry, & Trade]]<ref>Previously Department of Commerce.</ref>
|[[Julia Griffin]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|[[Linda Kelly]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Infrastructure]]
|[[Xander Morgan]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Social Welfare (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Social Welfare]]<ref>Previously Department of Human Services.</ref>
|[[Harry Bell]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Education (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education]]
|[[Peter Miller]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Energy, Renewables, and Natural Resources (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Energy, Renewables, & Natural Resources]]<ref>New Department.</ref>
|[[Mark Adams]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Labour and Employment (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Labour & Employment]]<ref>New Department.</ref>
|[[Jessica Scott]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture & Rural Affairs]]<ref>Previously Department of Land Affairs.</ref>
|[[Gerald Rivera]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Justice]]
|[[Eric Hill]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Devolution and Governmental Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Devolution & Governmental Affairs]]<ref>New Department.</ref>
|[[Ben Jackson]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Science, Innovation, and Technology (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, & Technology]]<ref>New Department.</ref>
|[[Laura Parker]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Culture, the Arts, & Heritage]]<ref>Previously Department of Communities.</ref>
|[[Amanda Thomas]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Families and Youth (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Families & Youth]]<ref>New Department.</ref>
|[[David Hughes]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Climate Change and the Environment (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Climate Change & the Environment]]<ref>New Department.</ref>
|[[Debbie Howard]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Equality and Minority Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Equality & Minority Affairs]]<ref>New Department.</ref>
|[[Ann Ramirez]]
|-
|}

The following attend cabinet meetings, but do not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|William Wilson
|rowspan=2|2018—2022
|style="background-color: grey;" |
|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|Government Chief Whip
|Jeff Whitehouse
|style="background-color: orange;" |
|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|}

===9th Government of Sanctaria===
The ninth government of Sanctaria took office in the evening of 14 December 2022 following a general election on 10 December 2022. The result was a hung parliament, and the [[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]], which had won a plurality of seats, entered into a coalition with the [[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]] to ensure the government had a majority of votes in the House. The leader of the the largest party, Ethan Ringrose of the Democratic Left Party, was appointed Chancellor. The leader of the second party, Josephine Chari-Jones of the Green Party, became Vice Chancellor.

Secretaries of State are listed by seniority as per the Government Secretaries Acts 1974 to 2022. The new Chancellor dissolved some departments that had been created by the previous government and allocated their duties among existing departments, renaming them where necessary.<ref>The Departments that were abolished and had their briefs merged with extant departments were the Departments of Labour & Employment, Equality & Minority Affairs, Families & Youth, Devolution & Governmental Affairs, and Science, Innovation & Technology.</ref> A small reshuffle took effect on 02 March 2024.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]]
|[[Ethan Ringrose]]
|rowspan=2|2022—present
|style="background-color: orange;"|
|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|[[Vice Chancellor of Sanctaria|Vice Chancellor]]
|rowspan=2|[[Josephine Chari-Jones]]
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: green;"|
|rowspan=2|[[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Infrastructure]]
|2022—2024
|-
|[[Secretary for the Treasury (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for the Treasury]]
|[[Ben Jackson]]
|2022—present
|rowspan=7 style="background-color: orange;"|
|rowspan=7|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Kathryn Stewart]]
|2022—2024
|-
|[[Secretary for Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Homeland Security]]
|[[Nicola Allman]]
|rowspan=3|2022—present
|-
|[[Secretary for Business, Industry, and Trade (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Business, Industry, & Trade]]
|[[Jeff Whitehouse]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Health (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Health]]
|[[Ann Ramirez]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice and Equality (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Justice & Equality]]
|[[Xander Morgan]]
|2022—2024
|-
|[[Secretary for Social and Family Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Social & Family Affairs]]
|[[Amanda Thomas]]
|rowspan=6|2022—present
|-
|[[Secretary for Energy, Renewables, and Natural Resources (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Energy, Renewables, & Natural Resources]]
|[[Topher Jarrett]]
|style="background-color: green;"|
|[[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Education and Research (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Education & Research]]
|[[Noah Cameron]]
|style="background-color: orange;"|
|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Agriculture & Rural Affairs]]
|[[Mikayla Paget]]
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: green;"|
|rowspan=2|[[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Climate Change and the Environment (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Climate Change & the Environment]]
|[[Mélina Terrell]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Culture, the Arts, and Heritage (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Culture, the Arts, & Heritage]]
|[[Tony Shortridge]]
|style="background-color: orange;"|
|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|
'''Changes March 2024'''
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Secretary for Justice and Equality (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Justice & Equality]]
|Josephine Chari-Jones
|rowspan=3|2024—present
|style="background-color: green;"|
|[[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Bethany Greer]]
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: orange;"|
|rowspan=2|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|[[Secretary for Infrastructure (Sanctaria)|Secretary of State for Infrastructure]]
|Xander Morgan
|-
|}

The following attend cabinet meetings, but do not have a vote:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="text-align:center"|Office
|style="text-align:center"|Name
|style="text-align:center"|Term
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Party
|-
|[[Attorney General of Sanctaria|Attorney General]]
|Doreen Hegarty
|rowspan=2|2022—present
|style="background-color: grey;" |
|[[Independent_(political_affiliation)|Independent]]
|-
|Government Chief Whip
|Sam Briggs
|style="background-color: orange;" |
|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:Politics]][[Category:Governments]]

Anton Svensson

2024-01-14T22:06:28Z

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Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)

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Sanctaria:

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The '''Department of Foreign Affairs''' (often referred to as DoFA), is the [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] governmental department responsible for international relations of the Divine Federation, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries. The Department was created in 1974, along with most other governmental departments.

The Department is headquartered in Bruton House located in Corpus Street, a few blocks from [[St. George's Palace]] in the government district of Sanctus. The Department operates the diplomatic missions of the Divine Federation abroad and is responsible for implementing the foreign policy of Sanctaria and Sanctarian diplomacy efforts.

The Department is led by the [[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary for Foreign Affairs]], who is nominated by the [[Chancellor of the Divine Federation|Chancellor]], confirmed by the [[Senate (Sanctaria)|Senate]], and appointed by the [[President of Sanctaria|President]]. The Secretary is a member of the [[Government of Sanctaria|Cabinet]]. The current Secretary for Foreign Affairs is [[Kathryn Stewart]] [[House of Deputies (Sanctaria)|MP]].

==Organisation==

The Department of Foreign Affairs is headed by the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, also known as the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The Secretary is aided by the senior civil servant in charge of the department, the Director-General. The Department itself is then split into various divisions or directorates, with each division headed by other senior civil servants, Directors, who report to both the Director-General and the Secretary of State. This is mirrored in all other government departments, with the only political staff being the Secretary themselves, or any other politician appointed to aide them. Civil servants throughout the department report to their superiors, who eventually report to the Director-General, who is then answerable to the Secretary. The Secretary in turn reports back to the [[Government of Sanctaria|Cabinet]] and, indeed, the [[Sanctarian Federal Parliament|Parliament]].

The [[Sanctarian Intelligence Service]] also forms a part of the Department, but between 2015 and 2022 was under the oversight of the [[Department of Homeland Security (Sanctaria)|Department of Homeland Security]]. The [[Director of the Sanctarian Intelligence Service|Director of the SIS]] reports directly to the [[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Secretary for Foreign Affairs]], however, bypassing the Director-General of the department.

===Structure===

*[[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Department of Foreign Affairs]]
**Regional Affairs Directorate
**International Security Directorate
***Office of International Weapons Monitoring
***Office of Global Affairs
**Diplomatic Affairs Division
***Office of Foreign Missions
***Diplomatic Security Bureau
***Office of Passport Control
***Protocol Office
**[[Sanctarian Intelligence Service]]
**[[Sanctarian Mission to the World Assembly]]
**[[Sanctarian Mission to the League of IDU Nations]]
**[[Sanctarian Aid]]

==Duties and Responsibilities==

The Department of Foreign Affairs is the lead Sanctarian foreign affairs agency, and its head, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, is the Chancellor's principal foreign policy advisor, though other officials or individuals may have more influence on their foreign policy decisions. The Department advances Sanctarian objectives and interests in the world through its primary role in developing and implementing the Chancellor's foreign policy. It also provides an array of important services to Sanctarian citizens and to foreigners seeking to visit or immigrate to the Divine Federation.

As stated by the Department of Foreign Affairs, its purpose includes, but is not limited to:

* Protecting and assisting Sanctarian citizens living or travelling abroad;
* Coordinating and providing support for international activities of other Sanctarian agencies, official visits overseas and at home, and other diplomatic efforts;
* Coordination and management of Sanctaria's membership in international organisations and agencies;
* Keeping the public informed about Sanctarian foreign policy and relations with other countries and providing feedback from the public to administration officials;
* Oversight of Sanctaria's International Aid budget;
* Oversight of the [[Sanctarian Intelligence Service]].

The Department of Foreign Affairs conducts these activities with a civilian workforce, and normally uses the Foreign Service personnel system for positions that require service abroad. Employees may be assigned to diplomatic missions abroad to represent Sanctaria, analyze and report on political, economic, and social trends; adjudicate visas; and respond to the needs of Sanctaria citizens abroad. The Divine Federation maintains diplomatic relations with about hundreds of countries and maintains relations with many international organizations. In Sanctaria, about 32,000 professional, technical, and administrative employees work compiling and analyzing reports from overseas, providing logistical support to posts, communicating with the Sanctarian public, formulating and overseeing the budget, issuing passports and travel warnings, and more.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanctaria]]
[[Category:Politics]]
[[Category:Governments]]
[[Category:Sanctarian Government Departments]]

Sanctarian Ambassador to the World Assembly

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Sanctaria:

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The '''Sanctarian Ambassador to the World Assembly''' is the leader of the [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] delegation to the [[World Assembly]]. The position is established in legislation as the "Permanent Representative of the Divine Federation of Sanctaria to the World Assembly, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary"; it is more commonly referred to as the Ambassador to the World Assembly, however.

The Sanctarian Ambassador is charged with representing Sanctaria in the both [[General Assembly (World Assembly)|General Assembly]] and in the [[Security Council (World Assembly)|Security Council]] in the World Assembly; since the establishment of the Security Council, however, representatives from the Divine Federation have had a policy of boycotting the body due to what successive Sanctarian governments have perceived as problematic working practices. Like all Ambassadors from Sanctaria, he or she must be nominated by [[Government of Sanctaria]] and confirmed by the [[Senate (Sanctaria)|Senate]] before being appointed by the [[President of the Divine Federation]].

The position was originally created in 2002 as a ministerial position in the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Sanctarian Department of Foreign Affairs]]; in 2010 the decision was made by the then government to abolish the miniseterial position and appoint a full-time Ambassador who operated independent of domestic politicking and electioneering.

The current ambassador is diplomat [[Anton Svensson]], who was nominated for the position by [[Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Foreign Secretary]] [[Kathryn Stewart]] and was confirmed by the Senate. He assumed office upon presenting his credentials to the [[World Assembly Secretariat]] on 01 November 2023.

==History==
The [[United Nations]] was established in early November 2002 with Sanctaria's then-government, led by [[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]] [[Charles Dawson]], an eager supporter of the world body; the government quickly moved to have Sanctaria become a member state, with Parliament ratifying the requisite membership accords by mid-November 2002. The question of Sanctaria's representation in the body was an important one, particularly since the United Nations had the ability to pass legislation for its member states, Sanctaria included. It was decided at a cabinet meeting shortly before ascension on 01 December 2002 that a member of the Sanctarian government party would be appointed as a junior minister in the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for the United Nations; they would be responsible for relaying Sanctarian support, opposition, or influence as necessary on particular resolutions. Nick Mitchell, a [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] member of the [[House of Deputies (Sanctaria)|House of Deputies]] was appointed as the first Minister for the United Nations.

In April 2008, the UN collapsed and was replaced with the [[World Assembly]]. The Sanctarian government at the time decided to continue its representation with a government minister and asked the then incumbent, Dr. [[George Merlinson]] to continue on in his position albeit with the new title of Minister for the World Assembly. Merlinson agreed and held the post for a further two years.

In December 2010, Prime Minister [[Joshua Turner]] held a reshuffle of his cabinet ministers and moved Merlinson from his position as Minister for the World Assembly. While he did appoint an acting Minister, Turner ultimately decided it would be better if a career diplomat was Sanctaria's representative in the World Assembly. Previous Ministers had complained that being in the international body took them away from Parliament and away from their constituencies, thereby leaving them vulnerable at election-time. Turner nominated Dr. [[Christian Ferguson]], a civil servant in the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Sanctaria)|Department of Foreign Affairs]], to be the first Sanctarian Ambassador to the World Assembly, though the fifth ever representative of Sanctaria in that body. Ferguson was appointed by the [[President of Sanctaria|President]] on 28 January 2011.

After constitutional changes in 2012, nominees for the post of Ambassador to the World Assembly must win the support of the [[Senate (Sanctaria)|Senate]] before being eligible for appointment to the role.

==Duties==
Sanctarian Ambassadors to the World Assembly have a limited, but labour intensive, set of duties. They are assisted in these duties by junior diplomats and civil servants seconded to the mission by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Such duties include:

*Representing Sanctarian interests in the General Assembly, and in the Security Council<ref>Sanctarian Ambassadors currently boycott the Security Council because of the nation's concerns over the non-binding and cosmetic resolutions that express displeasure of favour on particular nations or regions; successive Sanctarian governments have indicated that such motions are heavily subjective and that Ambassadors are never given the correct amount of information.</ref>
*Preparation, drafting, and submission of legislation pursuant to Sanctarian interests, if necessary
*Voting on resolutions before the World Assembly
*Engaging with resolution authors during drafting and during debates to ensure resolutions are favourable to Sanctaria

On occasion, Sanctaria may serve as the [[region|regional delegate]]<ref>Regions are also entitled to representation in the World Assembly. Different regions have different methods for choosing this regional ambassador, referred to as delegate. The nation that serves as a regional delegate may also have additional duties within the region itself, however in the context of the World Assembly, ambassadors that are serving as regional delegate have an temporarily increased vote-share in recognition of the fact they are also representing a region; commonly this is representation is done in conjunction with their regular national duties.</ref> for the [[International Democratic Union]]; on these occasions, the Sanctarian Ambassador to the World Assembly has additional administrative and voting duties.

==List of representatives==
The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:

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|{{small|18 September}} 2005
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|style="background:blue; color:white;"|2
|[[File:Yasminé Pontif.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Yasminé Pontif]]''' {{small|(b.1962)}}
|{{small|18 September}} 2005
|{{small|04 November}} 2007
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|style="background:blue; color:white;"|3
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg|60px|George Merlinson]]
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|{{small|13 December}} 2007
|{{small|06 April}} 2008
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|{{small|06 April}} 2008
|{{small|18 December}} 2010
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|style="background:blue; color:white;"|4
|[[File:Maria Tonyatova.jpeg|60px]]
|'''Maria Tonyatova''' {{small|(b.1966)}}
|{{small|18 December}} 2010
|{{small|28 January}} 2011
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|style="background:grey; color:white;"|5
|[[File:Christian Ferguson.jpg|60px]]
|'''Dr. [[Christian Ferguson]]''' {{small|(b.1978)}}
|{{small|28 January}} 2011
|{{small|28 February}} 2014
|-
|style="background:grey; color:white;"|6
|[[File:Nicholas Carson.jpg|60px]]
|'''Dr. [[Nicholas Carson]]''' {{small|(b.1972)}}
|{{small|01 March}} 2014
|{{small|31 August}} 2017
|-
|style="background:grey; color:white;"|7
|[[File:Katherine Saunders.jpg|60px]]
|'''Dr. [[Katherine Saunders]]''' {{small|(b.1957)}}
|{{small|01 September}} 2017
|{{small|11 January}} 2022
|-
|style="background:grey; color:white;"|8
|[[File:Bethany Greer.jpg|60px]]
|'''Dr. [[Bethany Greer]]''' {{small|(b.1960)}}
|{{small|19 January}}<ref>Greer, as deputy Ambassador, was acting Ambassador from 12 January to 19 January 2022.</ref> 2022
|{{small|31 October}} 2023
|-
|style="background:grey; color:white;"|9
|[[File:Anton Svensson.jpg|60px]]
|'''[[Anton Svensson]]''' {{small|(b.1982)}}
|{{small|01 November}} 2023
|''Incumbent''
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:People]][[Category:World Assembly]]

File:Anton Svensson.jpg

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Sanctaria:

Bethany Greer

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Sanctaria:

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Sanctaria

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Sanctaria:

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An '''Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Sanctaria''' is an ordinary judge of the [[Supreme Court of Sanctaria]], and a senior position within the country's judicial system. One of the highest-ranking judges in the land, an associate justice plays a vital role in interpreting and upholding the constitution and ensuring the fair and just application of the law.

Eight associate justices serve on the Supreme Court, alongside the [[Chief Justice of Sanctaria]]. The Supreme Court sits ''en banc'' with each justice seated in order of their seniority. Seniority is determined by length of service on the court{{efn|Since 01 January 1980, where more than one justice is appointed on the same day, their seniority is determined by their surnames in alphabetical order.}}; the Chief Justice, regardless of length of service, is always considered the most senior justice. When the position of Chief Justice is vacant, or the Chief Justice is unable to participate in a case, the most senior serving associate justice takes on the duties of the role in an acting manner.

Appointed by the [[President of Sanctaria]], on the nomination of the [[Government of Sanctaria|government]] with the advice and consent of the [[Senate of Sanctaria|Senate]], the role of an associate justice is to carefully analyse legal arguments, review evidence, and consider the precedents set by previous court decisions. They participate in rigorous debates and deliberations with their fellow justices to reach well-reasoned and legally sound judgments. Their decisions have a lasting impact on the interpretation of laws and the protection of individual rights and freedoms in [[Sanctaria]].

Typically be appointed as an associate justice, individuals must possess exceptional legal knowledge, expertise, and a proven record of integrity and impartiality. They are generally experienced jurists who have served on [[Sanctarian court system|lower federal courts]], or on state courts, and who have demonstrated excellence in their legal careers.

==Background==

==List of associate justices==
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|1
|Leonard Roberts
|19 November 1974{{efn|name=fn1|Nominated and appointed on the same day following the death of Aequitas IV and the establishment of the Divine Republic of Sanctaria.}}
|31 December 1979{{efn|name=fn2|Required by establishment legislation to retire before 01 January 1980.}}
|{{age in years and days|November 19, 1974|December 31, 1979}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|—
|Retired.
|-
|2
|Benjamin Anderson
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|31 December 1979{{efn|name=fn2}}
|{{age in years and days|November 19, 1974|December 31, 1979}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|—
|Retired.
|-
|3
|Alexander Collins
|19 November 1974{{efn|name=fn1}}
|31 December 1979{{efn|name=fn2}}
|{{age in years and days|November 19, 1974|December 31, 1979}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|—
|Retired.
|-
|4
|Noah Mitchell
|19 November 1974{{efn|name=fn1}}
|31 December 1979{{efn|name=fn2}}
|{{age in years and days|November 19, 1974|December 31, 1979}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|—
|Retired.
|-
|5
|Matthew Turner
|19 November 1974{{efn|name=fn1}}
|31 December 1979{{efn|name=fn2}}
|{{age in years and days|November 19, 1974|December 31, 1979}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|—
|Retired.
|-
|6
|Samuel Parker
|19 November 1974{{efn|name=fn1}}
|31 December 1979{{efn|name=fn2}}
|{{age in years and days|November 19, 1974|December 31, 1979}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|—
|Retired.
|-
|7
|James Jenkins
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|31 December 1979{{efn|name=fn2}}
|{{age in years and days|November 19, 1974|December 31, 1979}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|—
|Retired.
|-
|8
|Daniel Harrison
|19 November 1974{{efn|name=fn1}}
|31 December 1979{{efn|name=fn2}}
|{{age in years and days|November 19, 1974|December 31, 1979}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|—
|Retired.
|-
|9
|Oliver Campbell
|01 January 1980
|18 April 1998
|{{ayd|January 01, 1980|April 18, 1998}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|L. Roberts
|Died in office.
|-
|10
|Louis Cartwright
|01 January 1980
|27 July 2022
|{{ayd|January 01, 1980|July 27, 2022}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|B. Anderson
|Died in office.
|-
|11
|Norman C. Henry
|01 January 1980
|30 April 1987
|{{ayd|January 01, 1980|April 30, 1987}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|A. Collins
|Retired.
|-
|12
|Gabriel Lewis
|01 January 1980
|29 November 1993
|{{ayd|January 01, 1980|November 29, 1993}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|N. Mitchell
|Died in office.
|-
|13
|Julian McCreevey
|01 January 1980
|15 July 1991
|{{ayd|January 01, 1980|July 15, 1991}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|M. Turner
|Retired.
|-
|14
|Silas Nicholson
|01 January 1980
|29 February 1996
|{{ayd|January 01, 1980|February 29th, 1996}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|S. Parker
|Retired.
|-
|15
|Theodore Quinn
|01 January 1980
|03 September 1989
|{{ayd|January 01, 1980|September 03, 1989}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|J. Jenkins
|Died in office.
|-
|16
|Leo F. Zimmerman
|01 January 1980
|30 April 1998
|{{ayd|January 01, 1980|April 30, 1998}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#1st Government of Sanctaria|Childerson government]]
|Paul Devereaux
|D. Harrison
|Retired.
|-
|17
|Matthieu Patrice
|25 July 1987
|25 July 2023
|{{ayd|July 25, 1987|July 25, 2023}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#3rd Government of Sanctaria|Taylor government]]
|Lawrence Kingsley
|N.C. Henry
|Retired.
|-
|18
|Victor Lucas
|01 December 1989
|31 March 2006
|{{ayd|December 01, 1989|March 31, 2006}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#3rd Government of Sanctaria|Taylor government]]
|Lawrence Kingsley
|T. Quinn
|Retired.
|-
|19
|Asher Montgomery
|16 July 1991
|18 October 2006
|{{ayd|July 16, 1991|October 18, 2006}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#3rd Government of Sanctaria|Taylor government]]
|George Sampson
|J. McCreevey
|Retired.
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;"
|20
|Joyce Keenahan
|12 February 1994
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|February 12, 1994}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|Cox government]]
|George Sampson
|G. Lewis
|First female Associate Justice.
|-
|21
|Lucille Hidalgo
|01 March 1996
|14 September 2010
|{{ayd|March 01, 1996|September 14, 2010}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|Cox government]]
|George Sampson
|S. Nicholson
|Retired.
|-
|22
|Trevor Woodhouse
|01 May 1998
|23 June 2023
|{{ayd|May 01, 1998|June 23, 2023}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|Cox government]]
|George Sampson
|L.F. Zimmerman
|Retired.
|-
|23
|Aryan Patel
|08 June 1998
|18 August 2003
|{{ayd|June 08, 1998|August 18, 2003}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|Cox government]]
|George Sampson
|O. Campbell
|First minority ethnic Associate Justice. Died in office.
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;"
|24
|Noreen Collins
|11 November 2003
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|November 11, 2003}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#5th Government of Sanctaria|Dawson government]]
|[[Helena Robinson]]
|A. Patel
|—
|-
|25
|Julian Young
|01 April 2006
|09 October 2012
|{{ayd|April 01, 2006|October 09, 2012}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#5th Government of Sanctaria|Dawson government]]
|[[Helena Robinson]]
|V. Lucas
|Impeached.{{efn|Young was impeached as a result of the [[Cash-for-Verdicts scandal]]. To date he is the only justice to have been removed from the bench by impeachement.}}<ref>https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=11210685&sid=3bf7bb5df8625a3fff0c8deafc46e8a8#p11210685</ref>
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;"
|26
|Jean-Claude Steele
|04 December 2006
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|December 04, 2006}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#5th Government of Sanctaria|Dawson government]]
|[[Helena Robinson]]
|A. Montgomery
|—
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;"
|27
|Richard McWilliams
|15 September 2010
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|September 15, 2010}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#6th Government of Sanctaria|Turner government]]
|[[Helena Robinson]]
|L. Hidalgo
|—
|-
|28
|Georgina Reding
|01 December 2012
|31 July 2023
|{{ayd|December 01, 2012|July 31, 2023}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#6th Government of Sanctaria|Turner government]]
|[[Marian Woodstrom]]
|J. Young
|Appointed Chief Justice.<ref>https://media.idugov.com/2023/07/16/government-to-announce-reding-as-next-chief-justice/</ref>
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;"
|29
|Edmée Simon
|06 October 2022
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|October 06, 2022}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#8th Government of Sanctaria|Hendry government]]
|[[Katherine Saunders]]
|L. Cartwright
|—
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;"
|30
|Bernadette Coolidge
|13 September 2023
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|September 13, 2023}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|Ringrose government]]
|[[Katherine Saunders]]
|T. Woodhouse
|First black Associate Justice.
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;"
|31
|Tara Gregory
|03 October 2023
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|October 3rd, 2023}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|Ringrose government]]
|[[Katherine Saunders]]
|M. Patrice
|—
|- style="background-color:#E6E6AA;"
|32
|Moon So-ra
|11 December 2023
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|December 11th, 2023}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|Ringrose government]]
|[[Katherine Saunders]]
|G. Reding
|First Haesanite-Sanctarian Justice.
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Law]][[Category:Sanctaria]]

Supreme Court of Sanctaria

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The '''Supreme Court of the Divine Federation of Sanctaria''', more commonly known as the '''Supreme Court of Sanctaria''' or '''SCOSA''', is the highest court in the [[Sanctarian court system|federal judiciary]] of [[Sanctaria]], established pursuant to the [[Constitution of Sanctaria]] in 1974. It has ultimate (and largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law, and original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, for example suits between two or more [[States of Sanctaria|states]]. The Court also holds the power of judicial review, the power to strike down laws which are inconsistent with the constitution.

The Court consists of the [[Chief Justice of Sanctaria]] and [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Sanctaria|eight associate justices]], each with lifetime tenure. When a vacancy occurs, the [[Government of Sanctaria]], with the approval of the [[Senate of Sanctaria|Senate]], appoints a new justice. Each justice has a single vote. It meets in [[Sanctus]].

==Establishment==
The Supreme Court, and the [[Sanctarian court system]] as a whole, was formally established on 19 November 1974 under the terms of the [[Constitution of Sanctaria]] which specified that Sanctaria would become independent on the death of [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], [[Aequitas IV]]. Prior to independence, the Papal Congregation on Faith was responsible for meting out punishment that broke canon law, which was the law of the Papal States. As such, on independence, all existing lawyers had been trained as canon lawyers, and had to retrain in principles of constitutional, criminal, and other areas of law. The Supreme Court did not hear a case for the first time until 1977, with the initial few years used for organisation and establishing procedures and rules.

Initial judges were academics, not lawyers, and as a result all these initial judges, including those justices on appellate courts such as the Supreme Court, were required by by law to retire by 1980. Legislation passed in 1979 specified all future justices of the Supreme Court would have life tenure. Many traditions now in the Sanctarian court system stem from traditions in the Papal Congregation of Faith because of these initial crossover years, with canonically trained lawyers introducing terms and procedures they were used to in the Congregation of Faith; to date all judges and justices are still referred to as Your Grace in oral arguments, after the term of deference used in the Congregation of Faith to refer to presiding Archbishops.

==Membership==
The Supreme Court consists of its president called the [[Chief Justice of Sanctaria|Chief Justice]], and not more than eight ordinary members, called [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Sanctaria|associate justices]]. The Supreme Court sits ''en banc'', or as a whole, meaning all nine members hear a case. Occasionally a justice may be ill or may recuse themselves, in these instances no replacements are sought from lower courts and the Supreme Court hears the case with a member less. The minimum number of justices that must be available to hear a case is five.

===Current justices===
Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the [[President of Sanctaria]], following nomination by the [[Government of Sanctaria]] and approval by the [[Senate of Sanctaria|Senate]]. Members of the Supreme Court are listed below, beginning with the Chief Justice. Associate Justices are listed by length of service on the court.

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|rowspan=4|'''[[Georgina Reding]]'''{{efn|Was appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice by the Turner government. Served from 01 December 2012 to 31 July 2023 before being appointed as Chief Justice by the Ringrose government.}} {{small|b. Oct 1961}}
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|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|Ringrose]]
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!Associate Justice
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|-
|[[Government of Sanctaria#6th Government of Sanctaria|Turner]]
|December 1, 2012 — July 31, 2023 {{ayd|December 01, 2012|July 31, 2023}}
|-
|'''[[Joyce Keenahan]]''' {{small|b. Aug 1945}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|Cox]]
|[[Sanctus Academy of Law]]
|48
|78
|{{start date|1994|02|12}} {{ayd|1994|02|12}}
|-
|'''[[Noreen Collins]]''' {{small|b. May 1951}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#5th Government of Sanctaria|Dawson]]
|[[Sanctus Academy of Law]]
|52
|72
|{{start date|2003|11|11}} {{ayd|2003|11|11}}
|-
|'''[[Jean-Claude Steele]]''' {{small|b. Sep 1956}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#5th Government of Sanctaria|Dawson]]
|[[Nicene University]]
|50
|67
|{{start date|2006|12|04}} {{ayd|2006|12|04}}
|-
|'''[[Richard McWilliams]]''' {{small|b. Mar 1959}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#6th Government of Sanctaria|Turner]]
|[[University College Sanctus]]
|57
|64
|{{start date|2010|09|15}} {{ayd|2010|09|15}}
|-
|'''[[Edmée Simon]]''' {{small|b. Jan 1966}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#8th Government of Sanctaria|Hendry]]
|[[Sanctus Academy of Law]]
|56
|57
|{{start date|2022|10|06}} {{ayd|2022|10|06}}
|-
|'''[[Bernadette Coolidge]]''' {{small|b. Apr 1970}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|Ringrose]]
|[[University College Pontifex]]
|53
|53
|{{start date|2023|09|13}} {{ayd|2023|09|13}}
|-
|'''[[Tara Gregory]]''' {{small|b. Jan 1957}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|Ringrose]]
|[[Sanctus Academy of Law]]
|66
|67
|{{start date|2023|10|03}} {{ayd|2023|10|03}}
|-
|'''[[Moon So-ra]]''' {{small|b. Jul 1966}}
|[[Government of Sanctaria#9th Government of Sanctaria|Ringrose]]
|[[National University of Sanctaria, Cristi]]
|57
|57
|{{start date|2023|12|11}} {{ayd|2023|12|11}}
|-
|}

==Jurisdiction==

==Judicial review==

==Significant rulings==

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Sanctaria]]

Parliament of Sanctaria

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Sanctaria:

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The '''Federal Parliament of the Divine Federation''', also known as the '''Federal Parliament of Sanctaria''', '''Parliament of Sanctaria''', or the '''Sanctarian Houses of Parliament''', is the bicameral federal legislature of the [[Sanctaria|Divine Federation of Sanctaria]]. In Sanctaria itself it is commonly known as simply '''Parliament'''. The legislature consists of two houses or chambers: the [[Sanctarian House of Deputies|House of Deputies]], which is the lower house, and the [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]], which is the upper house. Officially the [[President of Sanctaria]] also forms a part of the [[Constitution of Sanctaria|constitutional]] parliamentary structure.

Parliament was created by the [[Constitution of Sanctaria]] and first met in 1974, and has met in [[Parliament House]], which is located in [[Sanctus]], since 2012. Both deputies and senators are chosen through direct election, with any vacanices mid-term filled via by-election. Parliament has 500 voting members: 460 deputies and 40 senators.

The members of the House of Deputies serve five-year terms representing the people of a single constituency, generally known as a "canton". Parliamentary districts are apportioned by population using census results. Each [[States of Sanctaria|Sanctarian state]], plus the expatriate population of Sanctarian citizens, regardless of population or size, elects four senators. Currently, there are 40 senators representing the nine states and single expatriate constituency. Each senator is elected at-large for a seven-year term.

To be eligible for election, a candidate must be aged at least 21, have been a citizen of Sanctaria for five years, and be an inhabitant of the borough or district which they seek to represent; in the case of the senators elected to represent the Sanctarian expatriate population, they may be resident anywhere in Sanctaria.

==History==
The first democratic and directly elected Parliament was established upon the creation of the Divine Republic of Sanctaria in November 1974. Prior to this, Sanctaria was a member of a theocratic empire with an absolute monarchy, the Papal States of Sanctaria. The [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], who was also Sovereign of the Papal States, ruled by decree, though was generally advised on matters by a close council of confidants. The last Patriarch to also be Sovereign of the Papal States, Aequitas IV, decreed that on his death the Papal States would be disbanded and, several months before he died, advised constituent countries within the Papal States to begin preparations for imminent independence, including elections to new parliaments. Sanctaria was one of those jurisdictions to comply.

The first elections took place in September 1974, and those elected took office on 19 November 1974 upon the death of the Patriarch.

Until August 2012, Parliament met in [[St. George's Palace]], in central [[Sanctus]]. However, the growing numbers of combined deputies and senators necessitated new accomodation and a new parliamentary campus was purpose-built in [[Temple Park]], a large walled urban park about a kilometer way, also conveniently located in the city centre of Sanctus. Named [[Parliament House (Sanctaria)|Parliament House]], the complex cost approximately S£7.5 million. It is large enough to host the two houses' plenary chambers, and offices for all deputies and senators.

When Sanctaria was federalised on 01 January 2019, the parliament was renamed as the Federal Parliament of Sanctaria.

==Composition==
The House of Deputies, the lower house, is directly elected under universal suffrage of all Sanctarian citizens who are residents and at least eighteen years old. An election is held at least once every five years as required by law, however, the house can be dissolved at any time at the request of the [[Federal Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]]. House elections use a system of direct election, via the [[wiki:First-Past-the-Post|First-Past-the-Post]] method. The House has had 460 members since 2022.

The Senate is likewise directly elected, but under [[wiki:PR-STV|proportional representation by way of the single transferable vote]]. Elections to the Senate are held at least once every seven years by law, however, the chamber can be dissolved at any time should a majority of its members vote to do so. If upon the dissolution of the House, there is less than 30 months remaining of the Senate's term, the Chancellor has the option to also dissolve the Senate. The Senate has 40 members; until 2020, it had 100 members since its foundation. It has only been open to direct election under universal suffrage since 2013.

The President of Sanctaria is directly elected once every ten years, and may serve a maximum of two terms.

==Role==
Parliament has primary legislative responsibility for all federal matters within Sanctaria. To become law, a bill must first be approved by both the House and the Senate, and then signed into law by the President. Bills to amend the Constitution must also be approved by the People in a referendum prior to being presented to the President. In most circumstances, the President is in effect obliged to sign all laws approved by Parliament, although he or she has the power to refer most bills to the Supreme Court for a ruling on constitutionality.

The [[Government of Sanctaria]] is solely responsible to the House of Deputies, and the Chancellor stays in office only as long as he or she retains the support of a majority of the House. However, it is the role of the Senate to approve or reject the Chancellor's nominees for Secretaries of State, or cabinet ministers. It is also the responsibility of the Senate to approve or reject any nominees to non-parliamentary state posts such as members of the judiciary, the heads of the police and military, and ambassadors.

===Privilege===
Each house possesses various privileges rooted in the [[Constitution of Sanctaria|constitution]].

The foremost privilege claimed by both houses is that of freedom of speech in debate; nothing said in either house may be questioned in any court or other institution outside of Parliament itself. Another privilege claimed is that of freedom from arrest, excluding arrest on serious criminal charges; it applies during a session of Parliament, and 40 days before or after such a session.

Both the House and the Senate possess the power to punish breaches of their privilege. Contempt of Parliament—for example, disobedience of a subpoena issued by a committee—may also be punished.

==Parliament Commission==
While each house is empowered to organise its own business, they co-operate in practical matters arising from the fact that they share Parliament House as a common building complex. The Parliament Commission was established by statute in 2003, when Parliament was located in St. George's Palace to provide a formal structure for this, which was previously done by a joint committee. Non-political support staff, such as ushers, are employed by this Commission and treated as part of the Sanctarian civil service. The Commission's chairperson rotates each year between the [[Speaker of the Sanctarian House of Deputies|Speaker of the House]] and the [[Moderator of the Sanctarian Senate|Moderator of the Senate]]; other members are the clerks of both houses, and six appointed members; of which three are appointed by the Speaker, and three by the Moderator.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanctaria]][[Category:Politics]]

House of Deputies of Sanctaria

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Sanctaria:

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The '''House of Deputies of Sanctaria''', more commonly known as simply the '''House of Deputies''', is a component of the [[Parliament of Sanctaria]], along with the [[President of Sanctaria|President]] and the [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]], and is the lower house of parliament of [[Sanctaria]]. The House of Deputies has met in the House of Deputies chamber in [[Parliament House]] since moving there from [[St. George's Palace]] in 2012.

The House of Deputies is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Members of Parliament (MPs). There are 460 members in the current parliament. Members are elected by via first-past-the-post system in each of the country's electoral districts. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election.

The House of Deputies was established in 1974, following the disestablishment of the Papal States of Sanctaria. The lower of the two houses making up the parliament, the House of Deputies in practice holds a little more power than the upper house, the Senate, in that a major responsibility for the House is to elect the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]] and keep the [[Government of Sanctaria|government]] to account. The Chancellor stays in office only so long as they retain the support, or "confidence", of the lower house.

==History==
The House of Deputies came into existence in 1974 when the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], [[Aequitas IV]], announced that the Papal States of Sanctaria would be disestablished on his death, that the [[Church of Sanctaria]] would renounce all temporal power, and that each former constituent state of the Papal States would become independent countries. For what would become Sanctaria, Aequitas IV had a constitution drawn up and put to the people in early 1974 - this referendum passed and formally created the House of Deputies. The first election for the House of Deputies were held across several days in September 1974, but with the caveat that those elected would not take their seats until the death of the Patriarch. When Aequitas died on 19 November 1974, those elected a few months previous were deemed to have taken their seats.

The new constitution also established a [[Senate of Sanctaria|Senate]], and stipulated that the [[President of Sanctaria|President]], the new office of Head of State, would also formally form part of the [[Parliament of Sanctaria]] as their duties included signing all legislation into law.

From 1974 until 2012, the House of Deputies met in the Legislative Chamber in [[St. George's Palace]] in [[Sanctus]]. However as the number of MPs and Senators continued to grow, St. George's Palace soon became too small for their needs. A new [[Parliament House (Sanctaria)|purpose built parliament building]] was constructed in [[Temple Park]] near the center of Sanctus. Both the House of Deputies and the Senate moved there in 2012.

==Composition==
The House of Deputies currently has 460 members; this number works out at approximately one member per million people. Members are directly elected at least once in every five years by the people of [[Sanctaria]] under a system of [[wiki:single member plurality|single member plurality]], commonly called first-past-the-post. Membership of the House of Deputies is open to Sanctarian citizens who are 21 or older. A member of the House of Deputies is also sometimes known as an MP, or member of Parliament.

The electorate for the House of Deputies consists of [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] citizens over 18 years of age who are registered to vote. Until 2013, the constitution mandated compulsory voting, though this was never strictly enforced. Citizens are automatically placed on the register on their eighteenth birthday. The [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]] can, by making a request to the President, dissolve the House of Deputies early, thereby calling a general election. The President may refuse this request, and force a Chancellor to resign, but this power has never been invoked.

===Current composition===
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|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
|align="right"|218
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|style="background-color: blue" |
|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
|align="right"|178
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|[[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]]
|align="right"|32
|-
!style="background-color: {{New Sanctaria Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[New Sanctaria Party]]
|align="right"|24
|-
!style="background-color: purple" |
|[[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]]
|align="right"|8
|-
|}

==Speaker==
{{Main|Speaker of the House of Deputies (Sanctaria)}}

The chairman, or presiding member, of the House of Deputies is the Speaker. The Speaker is chosen from among MPs but is expected to observe strict impartiality. Despite this, the government will usually try to select one of its own for the position, if its numbers allow. The Speaker does not vote except in the event of a tie. The current serving Speaker is [[Amber Woodrow]], a member of the Green Party, who was elected to the position on 14 December 2022.

==Procedure and powers==
In principle, the House of Deputies is only one of three components of the [[Parliament of Sanctaria|Parliament]], the others being the [[Senate of Sanctaria|Senate]] and the [[President of Sanctaria]]. In practice however, traditionally, the House has been slightly more dominant than the other branches. Though this has been equalised since 2013 with more powers given to the Senate, there are still some powers that are exclusive to the House of Deputies:

*Nominate, and approve, the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]]
*Approve the budget
*Initiate money bills
*Nominate, but not approve, the Chancellor's nominees to [[Government of Sanctaria|cabinet]]

The President may not veto any bills passed by both houses of parliament, instead they may only refer to the [[Supreme Court of Sanctaria]] to test the constitutionality of the law. Prior to 2013, the Senate was unable to veto bills passed by the House too, but this has since been changed and any bill that has passed the House but fails in the Senate is considered a failed bill. The only exception is the budget which is sent to the Senate to review, but must ultimately be passed back to the House with "suggested corrections" for approval. Also prior to 2013, the House nominated and approved members of the cabinet, however following a referendum the Senate now approves all nominated officers of the state, including the cabinet, but now also members of the judiciary, heads of state agencies, and ambassadors among others.

The voting procedure in the House of Deputies consists of the Speaker, or a designated deputy, first putting the question in asking the MPs present to say ''Aye'' or ''Nay'' if they agree or disagree with the question or motion before them. The Speaker then gives his/her opinion as to the outcome of the voice vote. Deputies can challenge the decision of the Speaker, and demand a recorded vote by declaring ''Vote!''; the Speaker then calls ''Recorded Vote!'' and directs for the vision bells to ring. The bells ring for ten minutes to allow Deputies to return to the chamber if they are elsewhere in Parliament House. Once the bells have stopped ringing, the doors to the House chamber are locked.

The Speaker appoints four tellers, two for each side, and Deputies are given two minutes to vote. The vote is taken by electronic means whereby Deputies press either the Aye, Nay, or Abstain button on their desk. After the voting time has ended, a Division Paper is produced containing the result and is signed by the tellers. The Speaker announces the result.

A manual vote can be called by one of the tellers or by a leader of one of the parties or groups in the House. By tradition, the final vote to approve the budget, as well as the vote to approve the nomination for Chancellor, is done via manual means. A manual vote involves each member walking through either the Aye lobby or Nay lobby and signing their name to a Division Paper. Members wishing to abstain must remain in their seats in the House chamber.

===Committees===
The Parliament of Sanctaria uses committees for a variety of purposes. Committees consider bills in detail and may make amendments. Committees may also scrutinise Government agencies and departments. The House of Deputies has several select committees, each of which tends to have responsibility for a particular area of government. There are also several standing committees, which tend to concern themselves with more administrative matters of the House and its members rather than the consideration of legislation or government oversight.

====Standing committees====
*Committee on Administration
*Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests
*Committee on Procedure and Privileges
*Committee on House Business

====Select committees====
*Select committee on Agriculture & Rural Affairs
*Select committee on Business, Industry, & Trade
**Select sub-committee on International Trade
*Select committee on Climate Change & the Environment
**Select sub-committee on Climate Change
*Select committee on Culture, the Arts, & Heritage
**Select sub-committee on Sport
*Select committee on Devolution & Governmental Affairs
**Select sub-committee on Federalisation
**Select sub-committee on Petitions
*Select committee on Education
*Select committee on Energy, Renewable, & Natural Resources
**Select sub-committee on Nuclear Activities
*Select committee on Equality & Minority Affairs
*Select committee on Families & Youth Affairs
**Select sub-committee on Children
*Select committee on Foreign Affairs
*Select committee on Health
*Select committee on Homeland Security
**Select sub-committee on Defence Forces
**Select sub-committee on Intelligence
*Select committee on Infrastructure
**Select sub-committee on Housing
**Select sub-committee on Transport
*Select committee on Justice
*Select committee on Labour & Employment
*Select committee on Science, Innovation, & Technology
**Select sub-committee on Space
*Select committee on Social Welfare
*Select committee on the Treasury
**Select sub-committee on the Budget
**Select sub-committee on Public Accounts
*Select committee on World Assembly Affairs

==References==
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