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
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Leonard Abel" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Sidon (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016
- ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Sidon" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 863
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