Jump to content

Joseph Hii Teck Kwong

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
Bishop of Sibu
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseSibu
Appointed24 December 2011
Installed15 February 2012
PredecessorDominic Su Haw Chiu
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu (2008-2012)
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 59)
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
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

[edit]

Early life

[edit]

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

Priesthood

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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.
[edit]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Stefan Regmunt
Roman Catholic Titular See of Castellum Medianum
2008–2012
Succeeded by
Roque Costa Souza
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu
2008–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Sibu
2012–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent