Basil Harry Losten (May 11, 1930 – September 15, 2024) was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Basil School in Philadelphia and went on to attend the Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, Stamford, Connecticut.
This position led him to various posts within the eparchy, including comptroller and consultor, president of Ascension Manor (a senior citizens complex—a project he initiated), director of the Archdiocesan Insurance Commission, and a member of the Archdiocesan Building Commission.
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.
[1] Losten died after a short illness at a hospital in Stamford, Connecticut, in the early hours of September 15, 2024.