Basil H. Losten

Basil Harry Losten (May 11, 1930 – September 15, 2024) was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the USA. He was until his death Bishop Emeritus of the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Stamford, Connecticut. He was succeeded by Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky.

Early life, family and education Losten was born in Chesapeake City, Maryland and was the youngest of ten children in a farming family.

He attended St. Basil School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then the Ukrainian Catholic seminary in Stamford, Connecticut, graduating from its St. Basil College Seminary with a bachelor of arts in philosophy. In 1957, he completed his graduate work in theology at the Catholic University of America.

Priesthood On June 10, 1957, Losten was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Constantine Bohachevsky. During the first months of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he acted as an advisor to Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk.

Personal life and demise Losten died after a short illness at a hospital in Stamford, Connecticut, on September 15, 2024. He was 94 years old.