Head of faith

The head of faith is the highest position in a given Faith. It is controlled by the Head of Faith doctrine, which determines whether it has a Spiritual or Temporal head of faith, or none at all. They are responsible for declaring Great Holy Wars if their Faith's Tenets allow them. In some circumstances, a head of Faith may be shared among multiple faiths (e.g. Catholicism, Mozarabism, and Insular all follow the Pope in Rome).

Heads of faith gain +1 piety per month.

Spiritual heads of faith

A spiritual head of faith is a title given to a prominent clergy member. They can bestow gold or claims on pious characters. If the faith's divorce doctrines is set to "Must be approved", they will oversee divorces in place of dynasty heads.

A spiritual head of faith can declare Undirected great holy wars. These will be led by the head of faith.

Temporal heads of faith

A temporal head of faith is a title held by a landed ruler, and also requires the Lay Clergy doctrine. The temporal head of faith is given to the founder of the faith, and inherited by the primary heir as long as they are of the faith. The title will also be inherited normally by the heir.

A temporal head of faith can declare Directed great holy wars.

No head of faith

If no head of faith is enabled, the faith will have a floor of 25% fervor and will not go down further.

Excommunication

With the Communion tenet, if the head of faith is spiritual, they may excommunicate other characters. This grants the target character with the Excommunicated trait, and allows other characters of the same faith to declare war using the Excommunication War casus belli.

List of heads of faith

Faith	Title Name	Character Title	Temporal or Theocratic	Rank	Religion
Catholicism	The Papacy	Pope	Theocratic	Kingdom	Christianity
Mozarabism	The Papacy	Pope	Theocratic	Kingdom	Christianity
Insularism	The Papacy	Pope	Theocratic	Kingdom	Christianity
Conversos	The Papacy	Pope	Theocratic	Kingdom	Christianity
Orthodoxy	The Ecumenical Patriarchate	Ecumenical Patriarch	Theocratic	Kingdom	Christianity
Coptic	The Coptic Papacy	Pope	Theocratic	Duchy	Christianity
Nestorianism	The Nestorian Patriarchate	Patriarch	Theocratic	Duchy	Christianity
Apostolic	The Apostolic Church	Catholicos	Theocratic	Duchy	Christianity
Iconoclasm	The Iconoclast Patriarchate	Ecumenical Patriarch	Theocratic	Duchy	Christianity
Nestorianism	The Nestorian Patriarchate	Patriarch	Theocratic	Duchy	Christianity
Waldensianism	Waldensian Papacy	Pope	Theocratic	Duchy	Christianity
Lollardy	Lollard Papacy	Pope	Theocratic	Duchy	Christianity
Paulicianism	Paulician Patriarchate	Patriarch	Theocratic	Duchy	Christianity
Ash'arism	Sunni Caliphate	Caliph	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Isma'ilism	Shia Caliphate	Caliph	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Hafizi	Shia Caliphate	Caliph	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Ikhtilafism	Shia Caliphate	Caliph	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Almohadism	Almohadi Caliphate	Caliph	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Muwalladism	Muwalladi Caliphate	Caliph	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Nizarism	Nizari Imamate	Imam	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Zayidism	Zayidi Imamate	Imam	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Najdatism	Najdat Imamate	Imam	Theocratic	Duchy	Islam
Alawism	Alawite Imamate	Imam	Theocratic	Duchy	Islam
Alevism	Alevi Imamate	Imam	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Druze	Druze Imamate	Imam	Temporal	Duchy	Islam
Haymanot	Haymanot High Priesthood	Liqa Kahnet	Theocratic	Duchy	Judaism
Kabarism	Kabarist High Priesthood	Nasi	Theocratic	Duchy	Judaism
Rabbinism	Rabbinist High Priesthood	Nasi	Theocratic	Duchy	Judaism
Karaism	Karaist High Priesthood	Nasi	Theocratic	Duchy	Judaism
Samaritianism	Samaritian High Priesthood	Nasi	Theocratic	Duchy	Judaism
Malabarism	Malabarist High Priesthood	Nasi	Theocratic	Duchy	Judaism
Yazidism	Yazidi Mîrate	Mîr	Temporal	Duchy	Miletê Tawûsê Melek
Meshefareism	Meshefaresist Mîrate	Mîr	Temporal	Duchy	Miletê Tawûsê Melek
Kitêcilweism	Kitêcilweist Mîrate	Mîr	Temporal	Duchy	Miletê Tawûsê Melek
Mazdayasna	Mazdayan High Priesthood	Moabadan-Moabad	Theocratic	Duchy	Zoroastrianism
Arewordik	Arewordik High Priesthood	Moabadan-Moabad	Theocratic	Duchy	Zoroastrianism
Gayomarthianism	Gayomarthian High Priesthood	Moabadan-Moabad	Theocratic	Duchy	Zoroastrianism
Khurmazdism	Khurmazta High Priesthood	Moabadan-Moabad	Theocratic	Duchy	Zoroastrianism
Khurramaism	Khurramite High Priesthood	Moabadan-Moabad	Theocratic	Duchy	Zoroastrianism
Mazdakism	Mazdakite High Priesthood	Moabadan-Moabad	Theocratic	Duchy	Zoroastrianism
Manicheanism	Manichean Yamagate	Yamag	Theocratic	Duchy	Dualism
Sabianism	Sabian High Priesthood	High Priest	Theocratic	Duchy	Dualism
Mandeaism	Mandean High Priesthood	High Priest	Theocratic	Duchy	Dualism
Valentianism	Valentian High Priesthood	High Priest	Theocratic	Duchy	Dualism
Priscillianism	Priscillianist High Priesthood	High Priest	Theocratic	Duchy	Dualism
Cainitism	Cainite High Priesthood	High Priest	Theocratic	Duchy	Dualism
Zhengyi	Zhengyi Celestial Throne	Celestial Master	Theocratic	Duchy	Taoism
Buddhism	Lama Incarnation	Lama	Theocratic	Duchy	Eastern
Donyi-Poloism	Abu Miriate	Abu Miri	Temporal	Duchy	Tani
Hinduism	Sampradaya	Swami	Theocratic	Duchy	Eastern
Jainism	Acharyate	Acharya	Theocratic	Duchy	Eastern
Kiratism	Phejiriate	Phejiri	Temporal	Duchy	Mundhumism
Ásatrú	Fylkirate	Fylkir	Temporal	Duchy	Germanic
Vidilism	Romowe	Kriwe	Temporal	Duchy	Baltic
Gyur Bön	Menri Trizin	Menri Trizin	Theocratic	Duchy	Bön
Zunism	High Priesthood	High Priest	Theocratic	Duchy	Zunism
Vvluphixje	Bbaxiate	Bbaxi	Theocratic	Duchy	Hsexje
Melie	Lhie Ndziu Phôn	Lhie Ndziu Phôn	Theocratic	Duchy	Hsexje