title: Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt
text: # Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt
  
  Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt (1543–1580) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1577 to 1580.
  
  ## Biography
  
  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. He was ordained as a priest but never consecrated as a bishop.
  
  He died on 7 September 1580 and is buried in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg.
  
  