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| name = Moses Elias Kiley |
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| see = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee|Milwaukee]] |
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| ordination = June 10, 1911 |
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| consecration = March 17, 1934 |
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| other_post = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton|Bishop of Trenton]] ( |
| other_post = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton|Bishop of Trenton]] (1934–1940) |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1876|11|13|mf=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Margaree Centre, Nova Scotia]] |
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'''Moses Elias Kiley''' (November 13, 1876 – April 15, 1953) was |
'''Moses Elias Kiley''' (November 13, 1876 – April 15, 1953) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He served as the [[bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton|Diocese of Trenton]] in New Jersey (1934–1940) and the [[Archbishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee|Archdiocese of Milwaukee]] in Wisconsin (1940–1953). |
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==Biography== |
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⚫ | Moses Kiley was born in [[Margaree Centre, Nova Scotia|Margaree]], on [[Cape Breton Island]] in [[Nova Scotia]], to John and Margaret (née McGarry) Kiley.<ref name=curtis>{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> He received his early education at a grade school in [[Baddeck, Nova Scotia |
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⚫ | Moses Kiley was born on November 13, 1876, in [[Margaree Centre, Nova Scotia|Margaree]], on [[Cape Breton Island]] in [[Nova Scotia]], to John and Margaret (née McGarry) Kiley.<ref name="curtis">{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> He received his early education at a grade school in [[Baddeck, Nova Scotia]]. When Kiley was 16, the family immigrated to the United States, moving [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]], [[Massachusetts]].<ref name="death">{{cite news|date=April 16, 1953|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=ARCHBISHOP KILEY OF MILWAUKEE, 76; Roman Catholic Prelate, Who Had Been Chicago Director of Charities, Is Dead}}</ref> He financed his higher education by working as an errand boy at a [[carriage]] shop in Somerville established by his older brothers.<ref name="death" /> He also worked as a [[floorwalker]] at a department store in [[Boston]] and as a [[Streetcar|trolley]] motorman.<ref name="mcnamara">{{cite book|last1=McNamara|first1=Robert Francis|title=The American College in Rome, 1855–1955|year=1956}}</ref><ref name="time">{{cite magazine|date=January 15, 1940|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]]|title=Religion: Stritch to Chicago|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772332,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014065046/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772332,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2010}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1903, Kiley enrolled at the [[Cégep de Saint-Laurent|College of St. Laurent]] in Montreal, Quebec.<ref name="curtis" /> After three years in Montreal, he began his studies for the priesthood at [[St. Mary's Seminary and University|St. Mary's Seminary]] in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1906.<ref name="death" /> The following year, Kiley was sent to [[Rome]], where he resided at the [[Pontifical North American College]].<ref name="vatican">{{cite news|date=February 13, 1934|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Mgr. Kiley Holds Vatican Post}}</ref> While in Rome, he earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|doctorate in philosophy]] from the [[Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)|Pontificial University of St. Thomas]] in 1909, and a [[Doctor of Sacred Theology|doctorate in theology]] from the [[Pontifical Urbaniana University|Pontifical Urban University]] in 1911.<ref name="curtis" /> |
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⚫ | Kiley was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a priest in Rome on June 10, 1911.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Archbishop Moses Elias Kiley|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkiley.html}}</ref> Following his return to the United States, he was assigned as a [[curate]] at |
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Kiley was elevated to the rank of [[Monsignor]] in 1924.<ref name=death/> From 1926 to 1934, he served as [[Spiritual direction|spiritual director]] of the Pontifical North American College in Rome.<ref name=death/> |
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⚫ | Kiley was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a priest for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago|Archdiocese of Chicago]] in Rome on June 10, 1911.<ref name="hierarchy">{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Archbishop Moses Elias Kiley|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkiley.html}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2015}}</ref> Following his return to the United States, he was assigned as a [[curate]] at St. Agnes Parish in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], where he remained for five years.<ref name="curtis" /> In 1916, he established the Mission of the Holy Cross for homeless men.<ref name="death" /> That same year, he was named the first archdiocesan director of [[Catholic Charities]], a post which he held until 1926.<ref name="curtis" />Kiley was elevated to the rank of [[monsignor]] in 1924.<ref name="death" /> From 1926 to 1934, he served as [[Spiritual direction|spiritual director]] of the Pontifical North American College in Rome.<ref name="death" /> |
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=== Bishop of Trenton === |
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==Episcopacy== |
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On February 10, 1934, Kiley was appointed the fifth |
On February 10, 1934, Kiley was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Trenton by [[Pope Pius XI]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He received his episcopal [[consecration]] on March 17, 1934, from Cardinal [[Raffaele Rossi]], with Cardinal [[Carlo Salotti]] and Archbishop [[Thomas Walsh (US bishop)|Thomas Walsh]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]], at the [[Santa Susanna|Church of Santa Susanna]] in Rome.<ref name="hierarchy" /> His most notable achievement in Trenton was refinancing $10,000,000 of church obligations.<ref name="time" /> |
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=== Archbishop of Milwaukee === |
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⚫ | During his tenure in Milwaukee, Kiley earned a reputation as a conservative leader and stern administrator.<ref name=history>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee]]|title=The Church of the Code: 1903–1945|url=http://www.archmil.org/aboutus/History/1903-1945.htm}}</ref> He oversaw an extensive renovation of the [[Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist]], which suffered major damage from a fire in 1935.<ref name=archmil>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee]]|title=Archbishop Moses Elias Kiley|url=http://www.archmil.org/Bishops/Former-Archbishops/Kiley.htm}}</ref> He rebuilt the St. Aemillian Orphanage, which had also suffered major fire damage in the 1930s.<ref name=history/> |
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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.<ref name="hierarchy" /> Kiley was installed at the [[Gesu Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Church of the Gesu]] in Milwaukee on March 28, 1940.<ref name="death" /> |
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⚫ | During his tenure in Milwaukee, Kiley earned a reputation as a conservative leader and stern administrator.<ref name="history">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee]]|title=The Church of the Code: 1903–1945|url=http://www.archmil.org/aboutus/History/1903-1945.htm}}</ref> He oversaw an extensive renovation of the [[Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist]] in Milwaukee, which suffered major damage from a fire in 1935.<ref name="archmil">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee]]|title=Archbishop Moses Elias Kiley|url=http://www.archmil.org/Bishops/Former-Archbishops/Kiley.htm}}</ref> He rebuilt the St. Aemillian Orphanage in Milwaukee, which had also suffered major fire damage in the 1930s.<ref name="history" /> Kiley also renovated [[St. Francis Seminary (Wisconsin)|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.<ref name="archmil" /> |
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| NAME = Kiley, Moses E. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Roman Catholic archbishop |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = November 13, 1876 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Margaree Centre, Nova Scotia|Margaree]], [[Cape Breton Island]], [[Nova Scotia]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = April 15, 1953 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 8 September 2023
Moses Elias Kiley | |
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Archbishop of Milwaukee | |
See | Archdiocese of Milwaukee |
Installed | January 1, 1940 |
Term ended | April 15, 1953 |
Predecessor | Samuel Stritch |
Successor | Albert Gregory Meyer |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Trenton (1934–1940) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 10, 1911 |
Consecration | March 17, 1934 |
Personal details | |
Born | Margaree Centre, Nova Scotia, Canada | November 13, 1876
Died | April 15, 1953 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | (aged 76)
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Bildung | College of St. Laurent St. Mary's Seminary Pontificial University of St. Thomas Pontifical Urban University |
Moses Elias Kiley (November 13, 1876 – April 15, 1953) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey (1934–1940) and the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Wisconsin (1940–1953).
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Moses Kiley was born on November 13, 1876, in Margaree, on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, to John and Margaret (née McGarry) Kiley.[1] He received his early education at a grade school in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. When Kiley was 16, the family immigrated to the United States, moving Somerville, Massachusetts.[2] He financed his higher education by working as an errand boy at a carriage shop in Somerville established by his older brothers.[2] He also worked as a floorwalker at a department store in Boston and as a trolley motorman.[3][4]
In 1903, Kiley enrolled at the College of St. Laurent in Montreal, Quebec.[1] After three years in Montreal, he began his studies for the priesthood at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1906.[2] The following year, Kiley was sent to Rome, where he resided at the Pontifical North American College.[5] While in Rome, he earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontificial University of St. Thomas in 1909, and a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Urban University in 1911.[1]
Priesthood
[edit]Kiley was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in Rome on June 10, 1911.[6] Following his return to the United States, he was assigned as a curate at St. Agnes Parish in Chicago, Illinois, where he remained for five years.[1] In 1916, he established the Mission of the Holy Cross for homeless men.[2] That same year, he was named the first archdiocesan director of 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
[edit]On February 10, 1934, Kiley was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Trenton by Pope Pius XI.[6] He received his episcopal consecration on March 17, 1934, from Cardinal Raffaele Rossi, with Cardinal Carlo Salotti and Archbishop Thomas Walsh serving as co-consecrators, at the 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
[edit]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.[7] He oversaw an extensive renovation of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, which suffered major damage from a fire in 1935.[8] He rebuilt the St. Aemillian Orphanage in Milwaukee, which had also suffered major fire damage in the 1930s.[7] Kiley also renovated 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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "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.
- ^ a b "Religion: Stritch to Chicago". TIME Magazine. January 15, 1940. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010.
- ^ "Mgr. Kiley Holds Vatican Post". The New York Times. February 13, 1934.
- ^ a b c d "Archbishop Moses Elias Kiley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "The Church of the Code: 1903–1945". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
- ^ a b "Archbishop Moses Elias Kiley". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
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[edit]- 1876 births
- 1953 deaths
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Milwaukee
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- People from Baddeck, Nova Scotia
- People from Inverness County, Nova Scotia
- People from Somerville, Massachusetts
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
- Roman Catholic bishops of Trenton
- St. Mary's Seminary and University alumni
- Catholics from Massachusetts