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He was the last German bishop to have attended the Second Vatican Council.
He was the last German bishop to have attended the Second Vatican Council.
He was appointed vicar apostolic of the Kimberleys on 13 January 1959 as well as titular bishop of Pitanae, and was consecrated on 19 March 1959. He was appointed to the newly-created 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.