Leonard Abel

Most Reverend
Leonard Abel
Titular Bishop of Sidon
Church Catholic Church
In office 1582-1605
Predecessor Alfonso Merchante de Valeria
Successor Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
Orders
Consecration 19 Aug 1582
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Died 2 May 1605

Leonard Abel (died 2 May 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Sidon (1582-1605).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

On 20 Jul 1582, Leonard Abel was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Titular Bishop of Sidon.[1] On 19 Aug 1582, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Alife, Antonio Poli de Mathaeis, Bishop of Bosnia, and Vincenzo Cutelli, Bishop of Catania, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Titular Bishop of Sidon until his death on 2 May 1605.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

He also ordained Alessandro di Sangro, (later the Patriarch of Alexandria) (1604) to the priesthood.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Leonard Abel" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Sidon (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016
  3. "Titular Episcopal See of Sidon" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016
  4. Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 863
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alfonso Merchante de Valeria
Titular Bishop of Sidon
1582-1605
Succeeded by
Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo
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