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). An outstanding linguist, conversant in Hebrew, Chaldean, Syriac and Arabic, Pope Gregory XIII named him titular bishop of Sidon, and appointed him legate to the Eastern Churches. Born in Malta, he died in Rome in 1605.