Dennis Finbow was jailed in 2023 after being found guilty of three counts of indecent assault.
Finbow was handed a sentence of six years and six months at Cambridge Crown Court for offences which took place between June 1982 and December 1985. He went into the girl's bedroom at her family home where he asked her to take her clothes off and touched her inappropriately.
The former priest served in the Diocese of East Anglia. He has had his clerical status and rights as a Catholic priest removed by Pope Francis following his conviction.
He had been retired and not in active ministry since 2001, according to the Diocese of East Anglia. Before he retired, he had served in parishes in Peterborough and St Neots.
Bishop Peter Collins said: "As I promised when Dennis Finbow was convicted and jailed last March, the Diocese has followed the process of canon law outlined in our policies and procedures and can announce that he has now been laicised, which means that his clerical status and rights as a Catholic priest have been removed by His Holiness Pope Francis. We wish to reiterate our willingness to listen and support anyone affected by abuse and all victims of child sexual abuse are in my prayers.
"We would encourage any victim of child sexual abuse perpetrated within the Catholic Church context to make contact either directly through our Safeguarding Office or with Safe Spaces, our Victim Support Service."
Leigh Day human rights solicitor Andrew Lord, who represents survivors of alleged abuse by Finbow, said: "We welcome the Diocese of East Anglia's decision to remove Dennis Finbow's clerical status following his conviction for the horrific abuse of a vulnerable child. While no action can fully erase the harm Finbow caused, we are encouraged that the Catholic Church is taking measures to hold him accountable. It is crucial that institutions support survivors of abuse and prioritise safeguarding children."