Leotadius of Auch

Leotadius of Auch was abbot of the monastery of Moissac and then bishop of Auch in Gascony, at the turn of the seventh and eighth centuries. He is venerated as a saint in the Western Church.

He was first a monk, then abbot of Moissac between 678 and 691 (one source gives 670 as the beginning). His name appears on the charter of Nizezius of 680, the oldest known document concerning the abbey. From 691 he was bishop of Auch and shepherded it until his repose in 718. He may have come from the family of Odo, Duke of Aquitaine.

He was buried in a marble sarcophagus from the Pyrenees dating from the fifth century, which can still be seen in the crypt of the cathedral of Saint Mary at Auch. His feast is 22 October, according to the Western calendar (new style).