John Jobst Cleric
John Jobst, S.A.C. (German: Johannes Jobst; 4 February 1920 – 5 July 2014), was a German Pallottine and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the last German bishop who attended the Second Vatican Council.Jobst was born in Frankenberg, Germany and ordained a priest on 9 July 1950 from the Society of the Catholic Apostolate. He was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberleys on 13 January 1959 as well as titular bishop of Pitanae, and was ordained bishop on 19 March 1959. He was appointed to the elevated diocese of Broome and remained there until his retirement on 3 November 1995.Bishop Jobst was awarded the Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil) in June 1981. He died on 5 July 2014 in Patsch, Austria, aged 94.
Personal facts
| Birth date | February 04, 1920 |
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