Fr. Kung Te-Chien Joseph went to the Lord peacefully on April 30, 2008 at 5:47 a.m. at Cardinal Tien Hospital, Taipei. 

Fr. Kung was born in Nangong (Hebei) on August 25, 1922.  He entered the Society at Xianxian (Hebei) on August 14, 1945; was ordained to the priesthood on March 18, 1956 at Baguio (Philippines) and professed his last vows on February 2, 1982.