His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
Bishop of Sibu
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseSibu
Appointed24 December 2011
Installed15 February 2012
PredecessorDominic Su Haw Chiu
Orders
Ordination25 March 1993
by Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Consecration1 May 2008
by Salvatore Pennacchio
Personal details
Born (1965-06-25) 25 June 1965 (age 58)
Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu (2008-2012)
Alma materPontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum
MottoEcclesia christi sponsa
(English: Church, bride of Christ)
Styles of
Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
Traditional Chinese許德光
Simplified Chinese许德光
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Déguāng
Pha̍k-fa-sṳHí Tet-kông

Joseph Hii Teck Kwong (born 25 June 1965) is a Malaysian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Sibu since 2012. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 2008 to 2012.[1][2]

Biography

Early life

Hii entered St. Peter's major seminary in Kuching, Sarawak, in 1986, to study philosophy and theology.[1]

Priesthood

Hii was ordained a priest on 25 March 1993 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sibu.[2] In 1999, he obtained a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum in Rome, Italy.[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu

At the age of 43, Hii was appointed titular bishop of Castellum Medianum and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sibu on 25 January 2008, by Pope Benedict XVI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on 1 May 2008, from Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio.[4][3] Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu and Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock served as co-consecrators.

Bishop of Sibu

On 24 December 2011, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu of Diocese of Sibu and named Hii to succeed him. Hii was installed as the second bishop of the Diocese of Sibu by his predecessor on 15 February 2012, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sibu.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishops Details". Herald Malaysia.
  2. ^ a b "Bishop of Sibu's profile". Diocese of Sibu, Sarawak Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  3. ^ a b Fr. Richard Ng (May 2008). "Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Hii ordained". Today's Catholic.
  4. ^ "Father Joseph Hii Teck Kwong appointed Auxiliary Bishop Sibu". The Catholic News Archdiocese of Singapore. 17 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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Catholic Church titles Preceded byStefan Regmunt Roman Catholic Titular See of Castellum Medianum 2008–2012 Succeeded byRoque Costa Souza Preceded by– Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu 2008–2012 Succeeded by– Preceded byDominic Su Haw Chiu Bishop of Sibu 2012–present Succeeded byIncumbent
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