Ludwig Averkamp (16 February 1927 – 29 July 2013) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church.

[2][self-published source] Born in Velen, Averkamp was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Ettore Cunial on 10 October 1954.

He was named Coadjutor Bishop of Osnabrück on 7 November 1985, and succeeded Helmut Wittler on 9 September 1987.

Averkamp was later made the first Archbishop of Hamburg by Pope John Paul II on 24 October 1994; he was installed as such on 7 January 1995.

The Archbishop Emeritus was also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, in World Religions.