Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft der Franziskanerinnen zu Olpe

The Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft der Franziskanerinnen zu Olpe mbH (GFO) is a Catholic, non-profit provider in the social, healthcare and education sectors, headquartered in Olpe, Germany. It was founded in 1902 by Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel, founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Olpe. The GFO is the sponsor of the GFO-Verbund, a network of more than 100 social and healthcare institutions at around 130 locations in North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate. The network includes ten acute-care hospitals at 17 locations, medical care centres, nursing facilities, hospices, schools for health professions, and facilities for elderly care and child and youth welfare. Ownership is held 20 percent by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration e. V. Olpe and 80 percent by the Maria Theresia Bonzel Foundation. Since 1995 the order has entrusted the management of the business to a secular management team. The GFO headquarters has been located in the motherhouse of the Olpe Franciscan Sisters since 2012. As of March 2025, the GFO employed around 17,500 staff.

The Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft der Franziskanerinnen zu Olpe (GFO) was founded in 1902 by Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel, the founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Olpe. From its origins, the organisation was dedicated to charitable work in the social, healthcare and education sectors. Over the decades it grew into a large network of institutions, known as the GFO-Verbund, which today comprises more than 100 facilities at around 130 locations in North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate. The network includes ten acute-care hospitals at 17 locations, medical care centres, nursing facilities, hospices, schools for health professions, and facilities for elderly care and child and youth welfare. In 1995, the order transferred the operational management of the business to a secular management team. In 2012, the GFO moved its headquarters to the motherhouse of the Olpe Franciscan Sisters. Ownership is divided between the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration e. V. Olpe (20 percent) and the Maria Theresia Bonzel Foundation (80 percent). As of March 2025, the GFO employed around 17,500 people.

• 2025

  As of March 2025, GFO employed around 17,500 staff.

• 2012

  GFO headquarters moved to the motherhouse of the Olpe Franciscan Sisters.

• 1995

  The order transferred operational management to a secular management team.

• 1902

  Founded by Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel.

Catholic non-profit provider of social, healthcare and educational services in Germany.

• Acute-care hospitals

  Ten acute-care hospitals at 17 locations within the GFO-Verbund.

• Medical care centres

  Part of the GFO-Verbund network.

• Nursing facilities

  Part of the GFO-Verbund network.

• Hospices

  Part of the GFO-Verbund network.

• Schools for health professions

  Part of the GFO-Verbund network.

• Elderly care facilities

  Part of the GFO-Verbund network.

• Child and youth welfare services

  Part of the GFO-Verbund network.

1. 1Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft der Franziskanerinnen zu Olpe – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
2. 2Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft der Franziskanerinnen zu Olpe – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Offizielle Website der GFOgfo-online.de