Eloy Tato Losada

Eloy Tato Losada (6 September 1923 – 18 January 2022) was a Spanish-born Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church, participant of the Second Vatican Council and bishop of Magangué between 1969 and 1994.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tato and the second or maternal family name is Losada.
Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E.
Bishop of the Diocese of Magangué (emeritus)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Magangué
In office1969–1994
PredecessorNone
SuccessorArmando Larios Jiménez
Orders
Ordination15 June 1946
Personal details
Born(1923-09-06)6 September 1923
Villadequinta, Galicia, Spain
Died18 January 2022(2022-01-18) (aged 98)
O Barco de Valdeorras, Spain
Previous post(s)Priest

Biography

Tato Losada was born in Villadequinta, Galicia, Spain. He studied at Astorga seminary and was ordained a priest on 15 June 1946.[1] On 8 October 1952 joined the Mission Seminary in Burgos and in 1953 he devoted himself to the Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras order.[1] That year he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia as well as Titular bishop of Cardicium on 3 May 1960 and ordained a bishop on 25 July 1960.[1][2] He participated in the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council.[3]

Tato Losada was appointed bishop of Magangué on 25 April 1969.[2] After 25 years, Tato resigned on 31 May 1994 due to health problems.[1] He then returned to Galicia, where he retired in his hometown.[1] He died on 18 January 2022, at the age of 98 in the hospital of O Barco de Valdeorras.[2]

References
  1. Sánchez Silva, Walter (19 January 2022). "Fallece el último obispo que asistió a las cuatro sesiones del Concilio Vaticano II" (in Spanish). ACI Prensa. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. "Fallece el ourensano Eloy Tato Losada, el obispo más longevo del Concilio Vaticano II" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. Eloy Tato Losada, obispo dimisionario de Magangué (Colombia), falleció en O Barco de Valdeorras (in Spanish)
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