ALERT: Important update for diocesan pension recipients on defined benefits pension payments
Effective June 1, 2025, the Retirement Defined Benefit Plan for Lay Employees of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, NC, is now being administered exclusively through the United of Omaha Life Insurance Company.
Pension recipients should make note of the following:
- Duplicate Payment
- As a result of a Fifth Third Bank error, a duplicate pension payment was made for June 1, 2025.
- Direct deposit payments from Fifth Third Bank are being REVERSED/CANCELLED. This process could take up 5 to 7 days, depending upon your bank.
- Paper pension checks from Fifth Third Bank have been CANCELLED. Please DO NOT DEPOSIT or CASH.
- As a result of a Fifth Third Bank error, a duplicate pension payment was made for June 1, 2025.
- IMPORTANT information regarding your future pension payments
- Beginning on June 1, 2025, all pension payments will be paid by Mutual of Omaha.
- Letters received from Mutual of Omaha are NOT A SOLICITATION – they are LEGITIMATE and should be read carefully.
- For questions, please contact Mutual of Omaha at (800) 843-2455, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. Central Time.
- Please read all written communication you receive from Mutual of Omaha and Fifth Third Bank. An example of the letter (PDF) you will receive within the next 5 to 7 business days is provided for your review.
- If you have already deposited a Fifth Third Bank pension check and are charged a returned item fee from your bank, please contact Charisse Butler, Benefits Administrator, charisse.butler@raldioc.org, or Gary Rosia, Director of Human Resources, gary.rosia@raldioc.org.
Human Resources is responsible for the stewardship and management of our most valuable resource, the dedicated individuals who work for the Diocese of Raleigh.
Our goal is to provide the policies and resources to employees throughout the diocese to insure that the Church is both a just and effective employer. To this end, Human Resources serves the practical, legal and procedural needs of human resource management in the chancery, parishes and schools.
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