cer ra ▁to ▁Clement e ▁and ▁Maria ▁( née ▁Rus so ) ▁Cas oria . ▁He ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ▁of ▁A cer ra ▁by ▁Fr . ▁V inc en zo ▁Mont es arch io ; ▁his ▁god father ▁was ▁V inc en zo ▁del ▁Gi ud ice , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁city , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁course ▁in ▁sacred ▁the ology ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁The ological ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Southern ▁Italy , ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Camp ano ▁Sem inary ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Jes uits ▁in ▁Pos ill ipo . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁sacred ▁the ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Francesco ▁Di ▁Pietro ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁sem inary ▁of ▁A cer ra ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Cas oria ▁then ▁further ed ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁Rome ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Later an ▁University , ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁philosophy ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ; ▁at ▁the ▁stud ium ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Council , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁in ▁canonical ▁administrative ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ; ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Ath ena e um ▁S . ▁Apol lin are , ▁ear ning