Franz Kamphaus

Franz Kamphaus
Bishop emeritus of Limburg
Franz Kamphaus, 10 August 2008
Church	Catholic
See	Limburg
In office	1982–2007
Orders
Ordination	21 February 1959
Consecration	13 June 1982 by Joseph Höffner
Personal details
Born	(1932-02-02) 2 February 1932 (age 92) Lüdinghausen, Germany

Franz Kamphaus (born 2 February 1932) is a German Catholic priest, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Limburg. He was bishop of the diocese from 1982 to 2007. He was the only German bishop to oppose Pope John Paul II in the matter of counseling pregnant women in conflict situations. Before being bishop, he taught pastoral theology and homiletics at the University of Münster; afterwards he became minister of a home for people with physical and mental disabilities in Aulhausen.