Career
Born July 20, 1543 to Hans Zobel von Giebelstadt and Apollonia (born von Bibra). Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt was elected Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on August 20, 1577, with Pope Gregory XIII confirming his appointment on January 29, 1578. He was ordained as a priest but never consecrated as a bishop.
He died on September 7, 1580, and is buried in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg.