Heinrich Federer (6 October 1866 – 29 April 1928) was a Swiss writer and Catholic priest.

His father, Johann Paul Federer, was a wood carver and school teacher whose family came from Berneck, St. Gallen.

Federer had requested residence at Einsiedeln Abbey but was denied admission due to rumors of inappropriate sexual behavior.

[3] On 24 September 1902, Federer was accused of eliciting an abusive sexual relationship with a twelve year old pupil, Emil Brunner.

Many of his books had religious themes, and countered the nationalistic Heimatkunst movement in Switzerland.