Fr. Hsia Chin-po Joseph went to the Lord peacefully on May 12, 2008 at 3:40 a.m. at Shinkong Hospital, Shilin,Taipei. He suffered a stroke of paralysis.

Fr. Hsia was born in Chuansha, Nanhui Xian (Jiangsu) on August 19, 1926.  He entered the Society at Zikawei, Shanghai on August 30, 1947; was ordained to the priesthood on March 18, 1960 at Hsinchu and professed his last vows on April 22, 1977 at St. Ignatius High School, Luchow, Taipei.   Fr. Hsia used to be the School Principal, School Librarian and Students Counselor at St. Ignatius High School, Luchow, Taipei.