demotion
noun
- compulsory reduction in an employee's rank or job title
- process of reducing in rank
Wiktionary
noun
- An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.
“Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.”