Joseph Hii Teck Kwong (born 25 June 1965) is a Malaysian
prelate
A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'pref ...
of the
Roman Catholic Church
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who has been serving as bishop of the
Diocese of Sibu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibu ( la, Dioecesis Sibuensis) is the ecclesiastical territory of the Latin Church or the diocese of the Catholic Church in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is headquartered in Sibu and covered the divisions o ...
since 2012. He served as an
auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 2008 to 2012.
Biography
Early life
Hii entered St. Peter's major seminary in
Kuching
Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...
, Sarawak, in 1986, to study philosophy and theology.
Priesthood
Hii was ordained a priest on 25 March 1993 at
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sibu
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sibu, Sarawak is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibu. It is the seat of the Bishop of Sibu, currently Joseph Hii Teck Kwong.
History
Fr. Vincent Halder arrived in Sibu in 1905. He built the old S ...
.
In 1999, he obtained a licentiate in spiritual theology from the
Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum
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in
Rome
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,
Italy
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.
Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu
Hii was appointed titular bishop of Castellum Medianum and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sibu on 25 January 2008, by
Pope Benedict XVI
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.
He received his episcopal consecration on 1 May 2008, from Archbishop
Salvatore Pennacchio
Salvatore Pennacchio (born 7 September 1952 in Marano, Italy) is a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See, currently president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.
Biography
He received his priestly ordination on 18 September ...
.
Bishop of Sibu
On 24 December 2011, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop
Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Dominic Su Haw Chiu (born 29 May 1939) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Sibu from 1987 to 2011.
Biography
Su entered and studied at St Francis Xavier's Minor Seminary, Singapore, ...
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
Sibu (; Foochow Romanized, Hokchew Romanized: ''Sĭ-bŭ'') is a landlocked city in the central region of Sarawak. It is the capital of Sibu District in Sibu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The city is located on the island of Borneo and covers ...
.
References
External links
Short Biography of Bishop Joseph Hii
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1965 births
Living people
Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Malaysia
People from Sarawak
Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Malaysian Christians