Basil H. Losten
Basil Harry Losten was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. 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. 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. His first assignment included work as chancery secretary for the Philadelphia Archdiocese as well as working in several Philadelphia parishes. In 1962, he was named personal secretary to Archbishop-Metropolitan Ambrose Senyshyn. This position led him to various posts within the eparchy, including comptroller and consultor, president of Ascension Manor, director of the Archdiocesan Insurance Commission, and a member of the Archdiocesan Building Commission.In 1968, Pope Paul VI raised him to the rank of papal chamberlain. He was nominated to the episcopacy on March 23, 1971, and was consecrated on May 25, 1971. He was named auxiliary to the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Philadelphia and in 1976, during Senyshyn’s failing health, Pope Paul VI appointed Losten apostolic administrator in charge of diocesan affairs. In September 1977, Losten was named Bishop of Stamford, succeeding Joseph M. Schmondiuk. The diocese comprises New York State and all of the New England states. He retired on January 3, 2006, and was succeeded by Paul Chomnycky.