Vedeks were high-ranking clerics of the Bajoran religion. The Vedek Assembly was a body on Bajor made up of selected vedeks.
The vedeks of the Vedek Assembly were responsible for electing the kai from among their number. (DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets", "The Collaborator")
- In Christian terms, a vedek is closely equivalent to a bishop, with those sitting on the Assembly equivalent to Roman Catholic cardinals.
Alternate realities[]
In the mirror universe vedeks often helped Vulcan and Terran slaves escape from the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance at great risk to their own lives ("A Debt of Honor", "The Gift").
In an alternate universe where the Pah-Wraiths claimed dominance over Bajor, Pah-Wraith clergy at this level also referred to themselves as "vedeks." (Star Trek: Sigils and Unions--Catacombs of Oralius stories)
Known vedeks[]
- Armen Aldos
- Kalli Eparan, Vedek of Deep Space 9 and the Outsystem Colonies
- Pol Tevfyah
- Taibo
External links[]
- Vedek article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Vedek article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.