Rev.Joseph WANG S.J.

Rev. Joseph L. WANG, S.J.

January 3, 1933 ~ July 15, 2016

Father Joseph Wang, S.J. died very peacefully at the Toronto General Hospital on Friday, July 15, 2016. Joseph was born in Tianjin, China on January 3, 1933, son of Wang Pei Yuan and Wang Su Hwa. He was 83 years old at his death and 64 years in religious life. Joseph converted to Catholic Christianity when he was 16 years old, entered the Society of Jesus and later was ordained Priest on May 9, 1965 in Taipei, Taiwan. He served parishes on the British Columbia West Coast. He later moved to Toronto.

In Toronto he provided ministry at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Fudger House, Chinese Martyrs Parish and St. Agnes Parish.

Friends may call at the Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home & Chapel, 467 Sherbourne St. (south of Wellesley), Toronto on Wednesday, July 20th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Prayer Service at 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 520 Sherbourne St., Toronto on Thursday, July 21st at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the Jesuit Cemetery in Guelph, ON.

In memory of Fr. Wang, donations may be made to the Jesuit Development Office, 43 Queen’s Park Cres. East, Toronto, ON M5S 2C3.