Lind, Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. of Wellesley, who served the Archdiocese of Boston for 61 years, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2026. He was born in Newton, MA in 1927, the son of Frank P. Lind and Winnifred (Joyce) Lind. Msgr. Lind was one of four children and was predeceased by sister Mary Devlin and brothers Frank Lind and Richard Lind. He leaves his nieces Elizabeth “Lisa” Devlin, Amy Corbett, Paula Bitner, Anne Marcks, Elizabeth “Betsy” Mellors and Mary Murphy and his nephew Robert Lind.
Msgr. Lind graduated from Boston College in 1950. He was engaged in residential building and real estate in the Wellesley area from 1950-1960. During these years, he was a member of the Wellesley Advisory Board, Wellesley Town Meeting and a reserve officer in the Massachusetts National Guard.
In 1960, Msgr. Lind entered St. John’s Seminary, Brighton and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. After a brief period of parish service, he was appointed to the faculty of St. John’s Seminary. He also served as a Trustee of the Seminary from 1969 to 2004.
Msgr. Lind returned to parish life in 1989 as pastor of St. Paul Parish in his home community of Wellesley. He served and cherished these years and the parishioners until his retirement in 2002. Msgr. Lind has most recently lived at the retirement home for senior priests of the Archdiocese, Regina Cleri.
He was named a Prelate of Honor by Pope John Paul in 1998 and became a member of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jersualem.
The Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at St Paul Church, 502 Washington Street, Wellesley on Wednesday, July 22, at 11:00 AM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visitation will be at St. Paul Church, Wellesley on Tuesday, July 21, from 5:00-8:00 PM. Interment in St. Mary Cemetery, Needham.
Instead of flowers, the family of Msgr. Lind asks for celebration of “Fr. Joe’s” legacy through contributions to the retirement home for senior priests of the Archdiocese of Boston at Clergy Trust/Regina Cleri 66 Brooks Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 or St. Paul Church 502 Washington Street Wellesley, MA 02482.