Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
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]
His Excellency Joseph Hii Teck Kwong | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sibu | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Sibu |
| Installed | 15 February 2012 |
| Predecessor | Dominic Su Haw Chiu |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1993 by Dominic Su Haw Chiu |
| Consecration | 1 May 2008 by Salvatore Pennacchio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1965 Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu (2008-12) Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum (2008-12) |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College Seminary, Kuching Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum, Rome |
| Motto | "Ecclesia Christi Sponsa" |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Joseph Hii Teck Kwong | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 許德光 |
| Simplified Chinese | 许德光 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xǔ Déguāng |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Hí Tet-kông |
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
- "Bishops Details". Herald Malaysia.
- "Bishop of Sibu's profile". Diocese of Sibu, Sarawak Malaysia.
- "Father Joseph Hii Teck Kwong appointed Auxiliary Bishop Sibu". The Catholic News Archdiocese of Singapore. 17 February 2008.
- Fr. Richard Ng (May 2008). "Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Hii ordained". Today's Catholic.