Ignatius Anthony Catanello

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Ignatius Anthony Catanello (July 23, 1938 – March 11, 2013) was an

Roman Catholic Church. From 1994 to 2010 he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn
.

Early life

One of two children, Catanello was born in

secular priest. He then returned to New York for studies at Cathedral College, the college-level seminary of the Brooklyn Diocese. He also attended St. Francis College, from where he earned a Bachelor's degree. He then did his theological studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington.[2]

Priest

Catanello was

Long Island City; St. Helen's, Howard Beach; St. Ann's, Flushing; and Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge
.

Throughout his early priesthood, Catanello pursued

St. John's University and a doctorate in religious studies from New York University. 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. In the mid-1970s, he was president of both the diocesan
Priests' Senate and the Priests' Councils of New York.

Named episcopal

.

Bishop

On June 28, 1994, Catanello was appointed an

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica.[1] As an auxiliary bishop, he served as Vicar for Clergy and Vicar for Consecrated Life and Apostolic Organizations. He spent nearly a decade as chairman of the diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Commission and was president of the Priests Senate.[3]

It was Catanello's involvement in

chairman of the diocesan Ecumenical Commission that prepared him for an appointment as a consultant to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee on Inter-religious Dialogue. His particular emphasis was on Catholic-Islamic conversations among leaders of both faiths ministering in the Eastern United States
.

According to Monsignor Guy Massie, chairperson for the Ecumenical and Inter-Faith Commission for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Bishop Catanello also had very good relationships with the local Jewish communities of Brooklyn and Queens.[3]

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

Catanello took up residence at Holy Family Parish,

Flushing, New York, in 1989 and was appointed as its pastor in 2007. On September 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Catanello's resignation as an active bishop, submitted for reasons of health. At the same time, he retired from Holy Family Parish with the title of Pastor Emeritus.[2]

Catanello died on March 11, 2013, and was buried in the Bishops' Crypt of the Immaculate Conception Center.[2] The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, praised Bishop Catanello’s long service to the Church. “For 47 years, ‘Bishop Iggy’ as so many fondly knew him as, faithfully served the people of the Diocese of Brooklyn....Bishop Catanello’s favorite phrase was, ‘OK pal.’ I know that he is OK now.”[4]

Legacy

As a lasting tribute to the bishop, Holy Family parish is installed a new stained-glass window of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the bishop’s patron saint, in the sacristy.[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. The ceremony took place June 7 at the Holy Family Church at 175-20 74th Ave. in Fresh Meadows.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello". Catholic Hierarchy.
  2. ^ a b c d "Remembering Bishop Catanello". The Tablet. 14 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Tate, Francesca Norsen. "Brooklyn’s Catholics mourn Bishop Ignatius Catanello", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 14, 2013
  4. ^ "Reverend Ignatius Catanello", Diocese of Brooklyn
  5. ^ "Bishop Catanello Remembered as Gentle Servant of Diocese". The Tablet. March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Co-Naming Street for Bishop Is the Way to Go". The Tablet. June 10, 2015.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Bishop of
Deultum

1994–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
1994–2010
Succeeded by