Bishops Details
Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong, DD
Bishop,DIOCESE OF SIBU
Telephone : 084-321495
Fax : 084-315572
Email : hii.joseph@yahoo.com , bishopjoehii@yahoo.com
Brief History
Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong was born on June 25 1965 in Sibu. He attended local schools in Sibu and then entered St. Peter’s major seminary in Kuching, in 1986, to study philosophy and theology. He was ordained a priest in 1993.
Since his ordination he has ministered as follows: 1993 – assistant priest at St. Anthony’s Church, Sarikei; 1993-1997 – assistant priest at St. Herbert’s Parish, Song and Mary Immaculate Conception Church, Kapit; 1997-1999 – studied for a licentiate in spiritual theology at the Teresianum College in Rome.
Since 1999 he has been parish priest of Mary Immaculate Conception Church, Kapit.
On Jan 25 2008 he was Appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia .And ON December 24th 2011 he was Appointed as the Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia.
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
- Approximate population : 850,000
- Estimated Catholic population : 125,162
- Mission (Parishes) : 12
- Outstations : 150
- Diocesan Priests : 18
- Mill Hill Priests : 6
- OFM Cap : 3
- The Neo Catechumenal way Priest : 1
- Franciscan Sisters : 12
- Marist Brothers : 3
- Baptism :Adults : 1348
- Baptism : Under 8 years : 556
- Full Time Catechists : 22
- Seminarians : 2
- Retired Priests : 3
Malaysian Church News
- Diary of Archbishop Julian Leow
- Diary of Bishop Bernard Paul
- Chancery Notice: Clergy appointment and reassignment
- Chancery Notice: Appointment of new spiritual advisors in the archdiocesan commission
- Malacca Johore Diocese News Update #133
- Becoming servant leaders
- Malacca Johore Diocese has a new deacon
- ABECAT introduces TEAMS — on being a good neighbour
