The Head of the UGCC congratulated Bishop Emeritus Vasyl Losten on the 50th anniversary of his episcopal ordination

Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 16:01

His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, personally and on behalf of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, congratulated Bishop Vasyl Losten, Bishop Emeritus of the Eparchy of Stamford, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his episcopal ordination.

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"The celebration of your jubilee," says the text of the letter, "is for all of us a sign of God's great blessing, which through your ministry, like anointing oil, flows to the God-loving people of our Church."

“For hundreds of thousands of the faithful, you have become a good father, a zealous preacher of the truth of Christ. Thanks to the cooperation with the laity, you managed to carry out a number of important projects, one of the largest of which was the opening of St. Olha's Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, which marked the unchanging unity of our Church with the Apostolic See," the letter reads.

"All this testifies to you as a man of great faith, who sincerely cares for the development of our Church," concluded His Beatitude Sviatoslav, wishing the merciful Lord to thank the bishop for his grace and accept his gift of service.

Biographical information

Bishop Vasyl Losten was born on May 11, 1930, in Chesapeake, Maryland, USA. His priestly ordination took place on June 10, 1957. Consecrator: Bishop Kostiantyn Bohachevsky, Metropolitan of Philadelphia.

On May 25, 1971, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Philadelphia (USA), Fr. Basil was ordained a bishop.

Information Department of the UGCC