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Susan Herzing, SSJ
SisterBiography
Home parish: St. Mary’s, St. Marys, PA
Sister Susan Herzing, SSJ, of St. Marys, PA entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from her hometown parish, St. Mary’s, on September 8, 1966. She professed her first vows on August 15, 1969 and her final vows on September 15, 1974, following a formation rooted in parish life and early educational ministry.
Sr. Susan graduated from Elk County Christian High School in St. Marys, Pennsylvania in 1963. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Villa Maria College in Erie in 1972 and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1982. She later completed training at the Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy in 1996. She taught elementary education from 1968 to 1977 at Saint Patrick School in Erie and from 1978 to 1982 at Villa Maria Academy in Erie.
Sr. Susan served in a variety of educational and pastoral ministries throughout her career. She was vocation director for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania from 1978 to 1982 and worked with the Separated and Divorced Catholics program of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie in several capacities from 1970 to 1990. From 1982 to 1995 she served as pastoral minister at St. Joseph Church in Erie and also served as a mentor for Sisters of St. Joseph associates. From 1996 to 2011, she worked as a massage therapist and from 2012 to 2025, she served as agrégée director for the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Throughout her ministry, Sr. Susan has dedicated herself to education, pastoral care and accompaniment, reflecting a lifelong commitment to service, formation and community life.
