John Jobst

German-born Australian Roman Catholic bishop (1920-2014)
Person human Q78302
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John Jobst

Summary

John Jobst is a human[1]. His place of birth was Frankenberg[2]. He was born on February 4, 1920[3]. He died in Patsch[4]. He died on July 5, 2014[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Jobst was born in Frankenberg[2].
  • John Jobst died in Patsch[4].
  • John Jobst was born on February 4, 1920[3].
  • John Jobst died on July 5, 2014[5].
  • John Jobst held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • John Jobst's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • John Jobst worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • John Jobst held the position of diocesan bishop[10].
  • John Jobst held the position of titular bishop[11].
  • John Jobst held the position of vicar apostolic[12].
  • John Jobst's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • John Jobst is recorded as male[14].
  • John Jobst's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • The cause of death was disease[16].
  • John Jobst's religious order is recorded as Pallottines[17].
  • John Jobst's family name is recorded as Jobst[18].
  • John Jobst's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Jobst's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • John Jobst's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[21].
  • John Jobst's consecrator is recorded as Romolo Carboni[22].
  • John Jobst's consecrator is recorded as Otto Raible[23].
  • John Jobst's consecrator is recorded as James Patrick Carroll[24].

Body

Origins and Family

John Jobst's place of birth was Frankenberg[2]. He was born on February 4, 1920[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include diocesan bishop[10], an ecclesiastical occupation[25]; titular bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[26]; and vicar apostolic[12], an ecclesiastical occupation[27].

Personal Life

John Jobst's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

John Jobst died on July 5, 2014[5]. He passed away in Patsch[4]. The cause of death was disease[16].

Why It Matters

John Jobst ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was John Jobst born?

Born in Frankenberg[2], John Jobst…

Where did John Jobst die?

John Jobst passed away in Patsch[4].

What did John Jobst do for work?

John Jobst worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Frankenberg
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'no', 'pl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 14d ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gcatholic person id → 2549
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8366]]: 2549, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790095155350"
  3. 27d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Patsch
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Position held → diocesan bishop, titular bishop, vicar apostolic
    Given name → John
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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