1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁epis cop al ▁consec r ation ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁February ▁ 1 3 ▁from ▁Paul ▁VI ▁himself , ▁with ▁Card inals ▁Bernard ▁Al fr ink ▁and ▁William ▁Con way ▁serving ▁as ▁co - con sec rat ors , ▁at ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Bas il ica . ▁ ▁Cas oria ▁was ▁appointed ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁C aus es ▁of ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁later ▁Pref ect ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁Sac r aments ▁and ▁Div ine ▁Wor ship ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Card inal ate ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁created ▁him ▁Card inal - De acon ▁of ▁S . ▁Giuseppe ▁in ▁via ▁Tr ion f ale ▁in ▁the ▁cons istory ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁VI ▁Ord inary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Syn od ▁of ▁B ish ops ▁at ▁the ▁V at ican ▁from ▁September ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁After ▁reaching ▁the ▁mand atory ▁ret irement ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 , ▁Cas oria ▁res igned ▁the ▁pre fect ure ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁Sac r aments ▁and ▁Div ine ▁Wor ship ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁pap al ▁conc lave ▁upon ▁reaching ▁age ▁