This article is about translation of clergy. For translation of relics, see
Translation (relic).
Translation is the transfer of a
bishop from one
episcopal see to another. The word is from the
Latintranslatio, meaning "carry across" (another religious meaning of the term is the
translation of relics).[1][2]
This can be:
From one diocesan bishopric to another bishopric which is perceived as more important (or the bishop prefers as his or her see)