A former priest who worked in Moose Jaw in 1979 and was convicted of sexual assault, has been removed from the priesthood.

Seraphim Storheim (SAIR'-uh-fim STOHR'-hime) left Moose Jaw for Winnipeg in 1980, where he assaulted an alter boy. He would rise to become the highest official in Canada for the Orthodox Church in America.

The 69 year old was convicted last year and sentenced to 8 months in jail. He has since been released.

He was demoted to the rank of Monk after a fall convention of the Bishops in Detroit.