Archbishop Benedictus Archbishop Benedictus ( formerly Jarl , surname unknown ) is the leader of the Church of the Holy Light based out of Cathedral of Light in the city of Stormwind . History . The current archbishop is a middle - aged man named Jarl , though following Church tradition he gave up his birth name when he was elected to this high position , and adopted a new , holy name . In his youth , he was the younger son of a wealthy Lordaeron merchant , and was raised to join the family business . He found religion instead , discovering the Holy Light after meeting an old traveler one night and almost dying when a pack of mercenaries attacked them both . After recovering , Jarl petitioned to join the Church , and was accepted immediately . The kindly Jarl was the student of Lordaeron ' s religious leader , Archbishop Alonsus Faol . Jarl spent many years learning from his pious master . He rose quickly to the rank of senior priest , and had charge of a large town in Lordaeron when the Scourge appeared . Jarl did his best to evacuate his parishioners and then joined them in their flight to Azeroth . The Church settled him in a town there , but soon promoted him to Stormwind City instead . While there , he helped the Church of Light construct its most striking monument : the Cathedral of Light in Stormwind . He was being considered for promotion to bishop when Archbishop Faol died , and the council chose to elevate him to archbishop instead . The newly named Benedictus took charge of the Church and swore to continue the good work his mentor had begun so many years before . Politics . Benedictus is a soft - spoken man of average height and stocky build who looks more like a farmer than a religious leader . He still hates the Scourge for destroying his homeland , and has vowed to direct the Church in destroying that threat forever . Despite his quiet ways , Jarl is surprisingly adept at politics — at least in avoiding confrontation and forming alliances — and he has managed to keep the three bishops in check since his elevation . In " World of Warcraft " . Archbishop Benedictus is a level 60 elite quest giver located in the Cathedral of Light in Cathedral Square , in the human city of Stormwind . Tactics . Not an extremely deadly foe , a small well - planned raid can easily take him out . Besides melee with his staff , he uses 2 types of Holy Smites , one being 1 . 5 sec casting time and the other being instant . Both do 1400 - 1600 Holy damage . He also uses Holy Nova when there are at least 2 targets within melee range of him . He also has a Power Word : Shield spell which he ' ll use throughout combat . Really easy fight if you have shaman and warlock in your group . Shaman casts purge if Archbishop Benedictus uses PW : shield and spam s Grounding Totem . Warlock casts Felhunter s Devour Magic when Benedictus cast shield and holy fire . Warrior is good tank because warriors can use Spell Reflection to reflect his spells . Use any AoE to kill his Add s . Try to pull him to catacombs so guards and players wont help him . Quotes . Aggro Greeting In Cataclysm . Benedictus has gained a wardrobe update and a major HP buff in Cataclysm . He is also returned to a ? ? faction boss as he was before Wrath of the Lich King . He has also been revealed to be working for the Twilight ' s Hammer cult as the Twilight Father . Hour of Twilight . Archbishop Benedictus has been confirmed to be the final boss for the Patch 4 . 3 dungeon , Hour of Twilight . Little else is known about his appearance . He is using the same model as initially in Cataclysm . He will also use the abilities of a priest and not a twisted but devout cultist . In " Thrall : Twilight of the Aspects " . Archbishop Benedictus is revealed to be the Twilight Father — leader of the Twilight ' s Hammer clan and working directly for Deathwing . After having failed in a plot to destroy the Dragon Aspects using the Chromatic dragonflight , Benedictus is returned to Stormwind , awaiting further instructions from Deathwing . In the novel he seems to wield considerable influence in the cult and may very well be higher than Cho ' gall himself . Varian Wrynn : Blood of Our Fathers . Benedictus plays a small but important role in the " Leaders of the Alliance " short story , . While not stated directly , it is heavily implied that Benedictus arranged the father / son reunion in the cemetery to allow Twilight Cultist assassins to summon a Drakonid to kill them . Taking place on Remembrance Day , his speech to the crowd is heavily laced with metaphors of great changes about come for the leadership of Stormwind , and he ' s portrayed as stunned into silence when the two show up alive and well .