Vedek

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In the fictional Star Trek universe, a Vedek is a senior member of the clergy in the Bajoran religion. Much as with cardinals in Roman Catholicism, the vedeks form an assembly which governs the Bajoran religion; they also form an important voice in Bajoran government as well. (Unlike the Roman cardinals, who personally elect the pope, the Vedek Assembly does not choose their supreme spiritual leader, the kai; instead, a kai is chosen by direct vote from the entire Bajoran populace.) There appear to be many more Vedeks on Bajor than Cardinals however, although this may be due to the increase in use of inter planetary transport.

Notable Vedeks include:

• Vedek Winn Adami, who later became Kai.
• Vedek Bareil Antos, the late lover of Kira Nerys.

[edit] External link

Vedek article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.