Catholic Charities, a post which he held until 1926.[1]Kiley was elevated to the rank of monsignor in 1924.[2] From 1926 to 1934, he served as spiritual director of the Pontifical North American College in Rome.[2]
Bishop of Trenton
On February 10, 1934, Kiley was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Trenton by
Church of Santa Susanna in Rome.[6] His most notable achievement in Trenton was refinancing $10,000,000 of church obligations.[4]
Archbishop of Milwaukee
Following the transfer of Archbishop Samuel Stritch to the Archdiocese of Chicago, Kiley was appointed the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Pope Pius XII on January 1, 1940.[6] Kiley was installed at the Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee on March 28, 1940.[2]
During his tenure in Milwaukee, Kiley earned a reputation as a conservative leader and stern administrator.
St. Francis Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin, converted Pio Nono High School into a minor seminary, and created a Catholic Family Life Bureau in 1948.[8]
Moses Kiley died on April 15, 1953, at St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee, at age 76.[2]
^ abcdeCurtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^ abcdefgh"ARCHBISHOP KILEY OF MILWAUKEE, 76; Roman Catholic Prelate, Who Had Been Chicago Director of Charities, Is Dead". The New York Times. April 16, 1953.
^McNamara, Robert Francis (1956). The American College in Rome, 1855–1955.
