Eckart Höfling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German Catholic priest
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Place of Birth: Langenprozelten, Bavaria, Germany
About Eckart Höfling
- Eckart Höfling (28 October 1936 – 1 March 2014) was a German Catholic priest who worked combating poverty in Brazil.Höfling was born in Langenprozelten, Lower Franconia.
- In 1949 Eckart Höflich completed his schooling in Würzburg and passed the legal clerk exams in 1952.
- He assumed a position in Karlstadt until 1957, when he joined the Franciscan Order.
- He was sent to Brazil for the first time in 1959/1960.
- He studied philosophy and theology and was ordained a priest on December 10, 1966 by the Bishop of Würzburg, Josef Stangl.
- He was sent to Brazil to lead two parishes there.
- He was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) for his work in 2007, and the Quadriga Award in 2008.
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