Joseph Hii Teck Kwong

His Excellency

Joseph Hii Teck Kwong

Bishop of Sibu
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Sibu
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 55)
Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Sibu (2008-12)
Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum (2008-12)
Alma materSt Peter's College Seminary, Kuching
Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum, Rome
Motto"Ecclesia Christi Sponsa"
Coat of armsJoseph Hii Teck Kwong's coat of arms
Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese许德光
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Déguāng
Pha̍k-fa-sṳHí Tet-kông

Joseph Hii Teck Kwong (born 25 June 1965) D.D.,[1] is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Diocese of Sibu.[2] He had been serving as an auxiliary bishop in the same diocese from the year 2008 to 2012.[2]

Biography

Hii entered St. Peter's major seminary in Kuching, in 1986, to study philosophy and theology.[1] He 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] On 25 January 2008, Pope Benedict XVI (now Emeritus) appointed Hii as Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu and Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum.[3] He was consecrated on 1 May 2008 by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia.[4] Co-consecrators were John Ha Tiong Hock, Archbishop of Kuching and Dominic Su Haw Chiu, Bishop of Sibu.[4]

On 24 December 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Hii as Bishop of Diocese of Sibu to succeed Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu.

References

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

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Bishop of Sibu
2012–present
Incumbent

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