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]
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]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva, Bishop of Agrigento (1594); and the principal co-consecrator of Pietro Ridolfi (bishop), Bishop of Venosa (1587); Bonaventura Bellemo, Bishop of Andros (1587); Giovanni Battista Costanzo, Archbishop of Cosenza (1591); Scipione Spina, Bishop of Lecce (1591); Aurelio Novarini, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1591); Ascanio Libertano, Bishop of Cagli (1591); Napoleone Comitoli, Bishop of Perugia (1591); Claudio de Curtis, Bishop of Crotone (1592); Giulio Cesare Riccardi, Archbishop of Bari (1592); Nicolò Stizzia, Bishop of Cefalù (1594); Georgius Perpignani, Bishop of Tinos (1594); Placido della Marra, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1595); Giulio Doffius, Bishop of Alessano (1595); Ascanio Giacobazio, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi (1595); Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno (1595); Juan López (bishop), Bishop of Crotone (1595); Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca, Archbishop of Messina (1599); Ascanio Parisi, Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1599); Fabio Tempestivi, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1602); Fabrizio Campani, Bishop of Ferentino (1603); Azarias Friton, Archbishop of Nachitschewan (1604); Taddeo Sarti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri (1604); Giuseppe Saladino, Bishop of Siracusa (1604); and Maffeo Barberini, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1604).[1] He also ordained Alessandro di Sangro, (later the Patriarch of Alexandria) (1604) to the priesthood.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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
| 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 |