Archbishop (VTM)

Archbishop is a title held by a Sabbat vampire who has claimed a given expanse of domain as his own, generally a city, and supports that claim against all others. The term can refer to a Cainite of either sex.

Overview

With many of the same powers as a Camarilla Prince, the Archbishop is the closest analog the Sabbat has to that position. An Archbishop is different, though, in that the Sabbat is less concerned with enforcing the Traditions and more concerned with waging its holy war against the Antediluvians and everyone else. Thus, the Archbishop is part spiritual leader and part warlord, advancing the Sword of Caine’s agenda and establishing Cainite primacy.

This last is a difficult task to undertake, as it’s not simply a question of turning a Sabbat city into a living hell and declaring that vampires rule; the fundamentals of the Masquerade and the sheer weight of the mortal population means that is a war to be waged in stages. Too many Sabbat fail to understand this, especially among the young, and lose faith in their leadership because they’re too impatient to play out the long-game Jyhad. This subversion of ignorance is perhaps the Archbishop’s greatest challenge to overcome.

Sabbat Hierarchy

The Archbishops usually are the highest rank in a city hierarchy, served by bishops and Templars, but answering directly to the Cardinals, who coordinate them in their cities and direct them in the Jyhad. They serve their territory's Cardinal holding sway over a smaller region.

Such vampires usually rise through the ranks, serving lengthy tenures as priests or bishops of the sect. Each Cardinal has the power to appoint whomever he wishes to the position of Archbishop. Some accept bribes, but vampires who gain their positions in this manner often have difficulty to remain in office for long before Final Death catches up to them. Multiple Archbishops preside over these smaller domains, all contained within a single Cardinal's region.

Duties

The Archbishop's duties inside their respective territories include:

• Oversee all matters of within the pack structure and lead the clans;
• Assist and advise the Cardinals;
• May remove the initiated status from a lower-ranked member of the sect;
• May Appoint lower ranked Clergy;

Known Archbishops

Name	Archdiocese	Clan	Generation	Time Active	Source(s)
Aeron	?	?	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53
Alfred Benezri	Montréal, Canada	Panders	8th	since the late 1990s	Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 32
Alicia Barrows	Mexico City, Mexico	Malkavian antitribu	7th	circa 1993	The Chaos Factor, p. 57
Ambrosio Luis Monçada	Madrid, Spain	Lasombra	6th	until 1999	Clanbook: Lasombra, p. 20, 23, 46, 66-68 A World of Darkness Second Edition Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition, p. 269 Vampire Storytellers Companion, p. 29 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 23-24, 144 Children of the Night, p. 27-28 Clanbook: Lasombra Revised, p. 29, 47, 68, 96-98 Clanbook: Assamite Revised, p. 95 Clan Novel: Assamite, p. 104 Guide to the Anarchs, p. 114 Archons & Templars, p. 52 Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 3: Sacrifices, p. 80, 274 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 114-115 Gehenna: The Final Night, p. 144-146 Clan Novel Saga Volume 3: Bloody September, p. 542 Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Games, p. 512-513, 539-540
Andrei	Los Angeles, California	Tzimisce	?	until 2004	Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Beatrice	?	?	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53
Borges	Miami, Florida	Lasombra	?	until 1999	Clan Novel: Tzimisce, p. 27, et al. Clan Novel: Lasombra, p. 33, et al. Clan Novel: Assamite, p. 86, 95-97 Clan Novel: Malkavian, p. 107 Clan Novel: Brujah, p. 72 Clan Novel: Nosferatu, p. 68 Clan Novel Saga Volume 1: The Fall of Atlanta, p. 145, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 2: The Eye of Gehenna, p. 201-202, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 3: Bloody September, p. 5, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Game, p. 5, 176, 581
Camille	Brisbane, Australia	Lasombra	?	?	A World of Darkness Second Edition
Carolina Valez	Montréal, Quebec, Canada	Lasombra	8th	during the 20th century	Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 180
Don Ibrahim	?	?	?	?	Clan Novel: Assamite, p. 185 Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Game, p. 59, 583
Enrique Albertos Marquez	?	?	?	circa 1804	Guide to the Sabbat, p. 18 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 112, 135
Fabrizia Conteraz	Miami, Florida	Malkavian antitribu	10th	circa 1998-1999	Guide to the Sabbat, p. 45, 69, 130, 166 Children of the Night, p. 28-29 Clanbook: Malkavian Revised, p. 99-100
Ferrari	Morocco	Lasombra	?	?	Clanbook: Lasombra Revised, p. 49
Francisco Domingo de Polonia	New York City	Lasombra	7th	from 1761 until either 1998 or 1999	A World of Darkness Second Edition Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition, p. 65 Clan Novel: Tzimisce, p. 13, et al. Clan Novel: Lasombra, p. 21, et al. Clan Novel: Assamite, p. 245 Clan Novel: Brujah, p. 90-92 Clan Novel: Nosferatu, p. 68 New York by Night, p. 18-21, 23 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 119 Clan Novel Saga Volume 1: The Fall of Atlanta, p. 141, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 2: The Eye of Gehenna, p. 152, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 3: Bloody September, p. 5, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Games, p. 5, et al.
Giangaleazzo	Milan, Italy	Lasombra	7th	from the sect's inception until 1997	Players Guide to the Sabbat, p. 29 A World of Darkness Second Edition Guide to the Sabbat, p. 24 Children of the Night, p. 63-64 Guide to the Anarchs, p. 108 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53, 80-81, 114 Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 3: Sacrifices, p. 233
Gratiano de Veronese	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Lasombra	4th	since the Anarch Revolt	Children of the Inquisition, p. 41 Clanbook: Lasombra, p. 17, 20 Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 2: Shadows, p. 157-158, et al. Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 83
Julian of Avignon	?	?	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20
Justine Bern	New York City	Lasombra	5th (formerly 7th)	1993-1994	Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Vol.1: Bloodwar, p. 133-139, et al. Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Vol.2: Unholy Allies, p. 121-133, et al. Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Vol.3: The Unbeholden, p. 3, et al.
Kyle Strathcona	Montréal, Canada	Ventrue antitribu	8th	18th century	Children of the Night, p. 21
Licero Blanco	Miami, Florida	Malkavian antitribu	9th	until circa 1998	Children of the Night, p. 29 Clanbook: Malkavian Revised, p. 100
Lin Baloh	Nanking, China	Lasombra	?	?	Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 2: Shadows, p. 196-197
Lucita	Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain; (formerly Madrid, Spain)	Lasombra	7th	Madrid, 2000-2001; Aragon, 2001-present	Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 3: Sacrifices, p. 204, et al. Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 216 Gehenna: The Final Night, p. 46-47, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Games, p. 539-540
Marsilio	?	?	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53
Menard	Nicaragua	Lasombra	?	?	Clanbook: Lasombra Revised, p. 48
Percival	Guadalajara	Lasombra	7th (formerly 10th)	until the early 2000s	The Red Sign, p.97
Rebecca	?	?	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53
Sascha Vykos	Washington, D.C.	Tzimisce	6th	since 1999	Clan Novel: Tzimisce, p. 270 Clan Novel: Lasombra, p. 11, et al. Clan Novel: Assamite, p. 129, 200 Clan Novel: Brujah, p. 90, et al. Clan Novel: Nosferatu, p. 68 Clan Novel Anthology, p. 115-118 Clan Novel Saga Volume 1: The Fall of Atlanta, p. 521 Clan Novel Saga Volume 2: The Eye of Gehenna, p. 151-152, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 3: Bloody September, p. 5, et al. Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Games, p. 5, et al.
Sallucio	?	?	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53
Sangris	Montréal, Canada	Serpent of the Light	7th	circa 1970s-1992	Montreal by Night, p.30-33
Tecumseh	?	?	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53
Toth	?	?	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53
Una	?	Gangrel-antitribu	?	circa 1933	Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat, p. 45 Guide to the Sabbat, p. 20 Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 53
Violet Tremain	New York City	Tzimisce	?	until 1993	Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Vol.1: Bloodwar, p. 134
Véronique La Cruelle	Montréal, Canada	Toreador antitribu	?	18th century until the 1970s	Montreal by Night, p.29-30
Xipe Totec	Guatemala	Tzimisce	?	?	A World of Darkness Second Edition Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 194

References

• V20: Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition, p. 25