Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt

Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt was born on 20 July 1543 to Hans Zobel von Giebelstadt and Apollonia (born von Bibra). He was elected Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on 20 August 1577, with Pope Gregory XIII confirming his appointment on 29 January 1578.^[1] He was ordained as a priest but never consecrated as a bishop.^[1]

He died on 7 September 1580 and is buried in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg.

• Dieter J. Weiss (2000). Das exemte Bistum Bamberg. Walter de Gruyter. p. 201. ISBN 978-3-11-016644-6.

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