Lecturers at the Jefferson Educational Society

Father Henry Kriegel has been the pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish in Erie, PA. Fr. Kriegel was ordained in 1970, and named a Domestic Prelate with the title Monsignor by Pope John Paul II 1991. He has written two books, St. Patrick's Parish: 175 Years Serving the East Erie Bayfront (2012) and A History of St. Joseph Parish, Oil City (1974). He currently serves as Board of Director of the Bayfront Eastside Task Force and the Erie County Historical Association.