Norbert Hoffmann (clergyman, 1942)

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Norbert Hoffmann (born December 20, 1942 in Dingelstädt ; † October 15, 2018 in Gladbeck ) was a Catholic priest and author .

Hoffmann trained as an industrial clerk and studied after attending the night school in Bonn and Bochum theology . In 1971 he was ordained a priest. He then worked as a youth pastor in Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop and then pastor of the St. Josef parish in Gladbeck-Rentfort , which belongs to the newly founded St. Lamberti Gladbeck-Mitte parish . He last lived in Gladbeck . His most important literary work was "Angel Without Wings", which thematizes the eventful life of the sculptor and painter Michelangelo .

Fonts

  • God made the world so beautiful. Family services based on biblical images. 1986. New edition: Butzon and Bercker, Kevelaer 1996, ISBN 3-7666-0008-7 .
  • The little donkey August and other stories about Advent and Christmas time. Butzon and Bercker, Kevelaer 1994, ISBN 3-7666-9906-7 .
  • Angel without wings. Stories about the sculptor, painter and builder Michelangelo. Butzon and Bercker, Kevelaer 1988, ISBN 3-7666-9521-5 .
  • Like a blade of grass in a rock. Faith Stories. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1985, ISBN 3-491-79255-X .
  • High jump at the altar and other stories from Ulli's diary. Butzon and Bercker, Kevelaer 1983, ISBN 3-7666-9290-9 .
  • From Ulli's diary. Patmos, 1986, ISBN 3-491-79263-0 .
  • Learn to believe while playing. Religiously motivated games with children and youth groups. Butzon and Bercker, Kevelaer 1981, ISBN 3-7666-9115-5 .
  • Gradually. Climbing aids for young people. Butzon and Bercker, Kevelaer 1980, ISBN 3-7666-9126-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Names and dates . October 18, 2018 ( bistum-essen.de [accessed October 18, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Norbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic priest and author
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Dingelstädt / Eichsfeld
DATE OF DEATH 15th October 2018
Place of death Gladbeck