(KMZA)--A hearing for an Oklahoma man charged in the fatal shooting of a Seneca priest in April has been postponed.

Nemaha County Attorney Brad Lippert said in a release that the status hearing for 66-year-old Gary Hermesch, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, was continued to August 5 by agreement of the parties.

Hermesch is charged in Nemaha County District Court with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Father Arul Carasala.

Authorities say Carasala was shot outside the Sts. Peter and Paul Church rectory in Seneca on April 3rd.

He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries

Hermesch is being held in the Jackson County Jail as a courtesy to Nemaha County. His bond remains set at $1 million.