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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. [1] [2]
He was the first priest to be ordained in Sacred Heart Church, Sibu. Fr. James Che become the rector but left for Korea during 1968 on medical grounds. He was succeeded by Fr. Joachim Phang. Fr. Henry Vollenberg also served in Sibu for 3 years (1965–1968) before moving to Mukah. By this time a trunk road was built from Kuching to Miri. The ...
The Sibu Catholic Mission started in 1899 when Fr. Cornelius Keet first arrived. A small hut was built for the priest to stay on his travels to Bintangor and Sare (Sarikei). Although it was only a short stay, he managed to convert a few hundred people to the Catholic faith before he was recalled to Kuching.
The church was organised in 1959 from the work of the Borneo Evangelical Mission. Claiming more than 500,000 members, [1] the SIB is the largest Protestant denomination in Malaysia having evolved from a small missionary presence among the Lun Bawang people of the Kelabit Highlands.
The hospital served the people of Sibu for 58 years until 1994 when a new hospital was built in Sibu. ... a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in ...
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
Methodist Theological School (MTS) is a denominational theological school affiliated with the Methodist Church in Malaysia. It is located in the town of Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. Established in 1954, MTS is accredited by the Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA). [1] [2]
The missionary at that time worked almost exclusively amongst the Iban people [1] [note 6] In 1885, St Francis Xavier Church was built. The church was demolished in 1967 to pave the way for new modern building construction. [1] [note 7] Later a mission hospital and a primary school was built. A boat to bring emergency cases to Sibu was provided ...