8 0 ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁later ▁opt ed ▁for ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Card inal ▁Pri ests ▁and ▁his ▁tit ular ▁church ▁was ▁elev ated ▁pro ▁il la ▁vice ▁on ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Cas oria ▁died ▁at ▁C lin ica ▁P io ▁XI ▁in ▁Rome , ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 2 . ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁celebrated ▁his ▁fun eral ▁Mass ▁at ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Bas il ica ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ; ▁his ▁nie ce ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁read ▁the ▁two ▁first ▁read ings ▁of ▁the ▁lit ur gy . ▁During ▁the ▁hom ily , ▁the ▁Pope ▁described ▁Cas oria ▁as ▁" a ▁soul ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Christ , ▁whom ▁he ▁always ▁tried ▁to ▁im itate ▁as ▁a ▁priest , ▁serving ▁him ▁with ▁total ▁dedic ation ▁in ▁his ▁daily ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Church ." ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁buried ▁in ▁his ▁family ' s ▁tomb ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁A cer ra . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁A cer ra ▁Category : Ital ian ▁card inals ▁Category : Ital ian ▁tit ular ▁arch b ish ops ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁Div ine ▁Wor ship ▁and ▁the ▁Dis cipl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Sac r aments ▁Category : Part icip ants ▁in ▁the ▁Second