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 August 1582 by Giulio Antonio Santorio |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 2 May 1605 |
Leonard Abel or Léonardo Abela (died 2 May 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Sidon (1582–1605).[1][2][3]
Biography
On 20 July 1582, Leonard Abel was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Titular Bishop of Sidon.[2][3][4] On 19 August 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.[4] He served as Titular Bishop of Sidon until his death on 2 May 1605.[2][3][4]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[4]
and the principal co-consecrator of:[4]
- 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 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).
He also ordained Alessandro di Sangro, (later the Patriarch of Alexandria) (1604) to the priesthood.[4]
References
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 863
- 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 299. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 315. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Léonardo Abel". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Sidon (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Sidon (Lebanon)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| 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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