Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
{{Short description|Malaysian prelate}}
{{family name hatnote|Hii|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = His Excellency, The Most Reverend
| name = Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
| title = Bishop of Sibu
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| church = Roman Catholic Church
| archdiocese =
| diocese = Sibu
| see =
| appointed = 24 December 2011
| enthroned = 15 February 2012
| predecessor = Dominic Su Haw Chiu
| successor =
| previous_post = Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu (2008-2012)
| other_post =
| ordination = 25 March 1993
| ordained_by = Dominic Su Haw Chiu
| consecration = 1 May 2008
| consecrated_by = Salvatore Pennacchio
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|6|25}}
| birth_place = Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
| death_date =
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| motto = Ecclesia christi sponsa
(English: Church, bride of Christ)
| alma_mater = Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum
}}
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| offstyle=Your Excellency
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{{Infobox Chinese|hide=no
| t = {{linktext|許|德|光}}
| s = 许德光
| p = Xǔ Déguāng
| phfs = Hí Tet-kông
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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.{{cite web|url=http://directory.heraldmalaysia.com/bishops/most-rev-joseph-hii-teck-kwong-dd/550|title=Bishops Details|publisher=Herald Malaysia|access-date=2018-02-15|archive-date=2018-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204148/http://directory.heraldmalaysia.com/bishops/most-rev-joseph-hii-teck-kwong-dd/550|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic.my/dioceseofsibu/?page_id=9|title=Bishop of Sibu's profile|publisher=Diocese of Sibu, Sarawak Malaysia|access-date=2018-02-15|archive-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025215/http://www.catholic.my/dioceseofsibu/?page_id=9|url-status=dead}}
Biography
= Early life =
Hii entered St. Peter's major seminary in Kuching, Sarawak, in 1986, to study philosophy and theology.
= Priesthood =
Hii was ordained a priest on 25 March 1993 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sibu. In 1999, he obtained a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum in Rome, Italy.
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.{{cite web|url=https://todaycat.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/auxiliary-bishop-joseph-hii-ordained/|title=Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Hii ordained|publisher=Today's Catholic|date=May 2008|author=Fr. Richard Ng}} He received his episcopal consecration on 1 May 2008, from Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio.{{cite web|url=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|title=Father Joseph Hii Teck Kwong appointed Auxiliary Bishop Sibu|publisher=The Catholic News Archdiocese of Singapore|date=17 February 2008|access-date=15 February 2018|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=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|url-status=dead}} 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.
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External links
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- [http://www.catholic.my/shc/magazine/BishopHiiProfile01.htm Short Biography of Bishop Joseph Hii] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025247/http://www.catholic.my/shc/magazine/BishopHiiProfile01.htm |date=2018-02-16 }}
- [http://www.catholic.my/shc/magazine/BishopHiiPhoto01.htm Photo Gallery of Bishop Joseph Hii] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025213/http://www.catholic.my/shc/magazine/BishopHiiPhoto01.htm |date=2018-02-16 }}
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{{succession box |
before=Stefan Regmunt |
title=Roman Catholic Titular See of Castellum Medianum
| after = Roque Costa Souza
| years = 2008–2012}}}
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before=– |
title= Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu|
| after = –
| years = 2008–2012}}}
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before=Dominic Su Haw Chiu |
title= Bishop of Sibu|
| after = Incumbent
| years = 2012–present}}}
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Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Malaysia