Giuseppe Casoria

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Giuseppe Casoria (1 October 1908 – 8 February 2001) was an Italian

cardinalate
in 1983.

Early life and priesthood

Giuseppe Casoria was born in

priest by Bishop Francesco Di Pietro on 21 December 1930.[3]

A

Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature.[2]

Casoria taught at the seminary of

Congregation of Rites in 1949.[1] He received a degree in political science from the La Sapienza University in 1953.[2]

In 1956, he was promoted to judge of the Tribunal of Appeals of the

Congregation for the Oriental Churches.[1] Casoria later became a consultor of the same Congregation in 1958, and undersecretary adjunct (1959) and undersecretary (1960) of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments.[2]
He was made a voting prelate of the Apostolic Signatura in 1962.

During the

Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office.[1]

Episcopal career

On 9 April 1969 Casoria was appointed

episcopal consecration on the following 13 February from Paul VI himself, with Cardinals Bernard Alfrink and William Conway serving as co-consecrators, at St. Peter's Basilica.[3]

Casoria was appointed Secretary of the

Congregation for the Causes of the Saints on 2 February 1973 and later Prefect of the Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship on 24 August 1981.[2]

Cardinalate

titular church was elevated pro illa vice on 5 April 1993.[3]

Death

Casoria died at Clinica Pio XI in Rome, at age 92.[1] John Paul II celebrated his funeral Mass at St. Peter's Basilica two days later, on 10 February 2001; his niece and her husband read the two first readings of the liturgy.[1] During the homily, the Pope described Casoria as "a soul in love with Christ, whom he always tried to imitate as a priest, serving him with total dedication in his daily work for the Church."[4] He was later buried in his family's tomb in his native Acerra.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Miranda, Salvador. "CASORIA, Giuseppe". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "CASORIA Card. Giuseppe". Holy See. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07.
  3. ^
    [self-published]
  4. ^ "HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II". Holy See. Archived from the original on 2008-03-11.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

1973–1981 		Succeeded by
Traian Crişan
Preceded by
Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship

1981–1984 		Succeeded by
O.S.B.
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