Joseph Hii Teck Kwong Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
Bishop of Sibu
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Sibu
Appointed:24 December 2011
Enthroned:15 February 2012
Predecessor:Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Previous Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu (2008-2012)
Ordination:25 March 1993
Ordained By:Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Consecration:1 May 2008
Consecrated By:Salvatore Pennacchio
Birth Date:1965 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
Motto:Ecclesia christi sponsa
(English: Church, bride of Christ)
Alma Mater:Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum
Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
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P:Xǔ Déguāng
Phfs:Hí 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.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishops Details. Herald Malaysia.
  2. Web site: Bishop of Sibu's profile. Diocese of Sibu, Sarawak Malaysia. 2018-02-15. 2018-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025215/http://www.catholic.my/dioceseofsibu/?page_id=9. dead.
  3. Web site: Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Hii ordained. Today's Catholic. May 2008. Fr. Richard Ng.
  4. Web site: Father Joseph Hii Teck Kwong appointed Auxiliary Bishop Sibu. The Catholic News Archdiocese of Singapore. 17 February 2008. 15 February 2018. 15 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215151241/http://catholicnews.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=565:father-joseph-hii-teck-kwong-appointed-auxiliary-bishop-sibu&catid=84&Itemid=473&lang=en. dead.