Franz Kamphaus | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Limburg | |
 Kamphaus in 2008 | |
| Archdiocese | Cologne |
| Diocese | Limburg |
| Appointed | 3 May 1982 |
| Term ended | 2 February 2007 |
| Predecessor | Wilhelm Kempf |
| Successor | Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 February 1959 by Michael Keller |
| Consecration | 13 June 1982 by Joseph Höffner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1932 |
| Died | 28 October 2024 (aged 92) Aulhausen, Hesse, Germany |
| Education | |
| Motto | "Evangelizare pauperibus" |
| Coat of arms |  |
Franz Kamphaus (2 February 1932 – 28 October 2024) was a German Catholic prelate, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Limburg. He was bishop of the diocese from 1982 after teaching pastoral theology and homiletics at the University of Münster. He was the only German bishop to oppose Pope John Paul II in the matter of counseling pregnant women in conflict situations. After his term ended in 2007, he took residence in the St. Vincenzstift, Aulhausen, a home for people with physical and mental disabilities, where he first served as priest.