[1] He ministered successively in the parishes of St. Rita's, Long Island City; St. Helen's, Howard Beach; St. Ann's, Flushing; and Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge.

For 27 years he taught theology at St. John's as an adjunct professor, and the university honored him with its President's Medal in 1975 and an honorary doctorate of law in 1989.

[2] He also received the Distinguished Service Award of LaGuardia College, recognizing his work with the school in its early years.

[3] Catanello also served as the episcopal moderator of the National Association of Holy Name Societies, based in Baltimore, Maryland.

On September 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Catanello's resignation as an active bishop, submitted for reasons of health.

[5] The City Of New York announced that it renamed 74th Avenue between 175th Street and Utopia Parkway in Fresh Meadows Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello Way.