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.
Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. | |
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Bishop of the Diocese of Magangué (emeritus) | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Magangué |
In office | 1969–1994 |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Armando Larios Jiménez |
Previous post(s) | Priest |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 June 1946 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 18 January 2022 O Barco de Valdeorras, Spain | (aged 98)
Biography
editTato 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
edit- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Eloy Tato Losada, obispo dimisionario de Magangué (Colombia), falleció en O Barco de Valdeorras (in Spanish)