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  3. Priests' Pension Plan

Priests' Pension Plan

  • When do priests retire? How do they qualify for retirement benefits from the Detroit Archdiocese?
  • How many diocesan priests are there? How many are receiving pensions?
  • What do senior priests do in their retirement years?
  • What retirement benefits do senior priests receive through the Priests’ Pension Plan?
  • Does the Priests’ Pension Plan cover all the living costs incurred by senior priests?
  • What happens if a senior priest requires care at an assisted living facility?
  • How are priest retirement benefits funded in the Detroit Archdiocese?
  • Is the Priests’ Pension Plan sufficient to cover pension and retirement benefits for all priests, including today’s younger priests?
  • How has the Priests’ Pension Plan investment portfolio performed in recent years?
  • What is the financial status of the assets of the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Priests’ Pension Plan? Is it stable?
  • Has the Detroit priest retirement plan changed in recent years?
  • Are Priests’ Pension Plan funds used for other purposes? Are the Pension Plan monies invested with other archdiocesan monies?
  • How are priest benefits determined and how is the Priests’ Pension Plan administered? Who oversees Plan monies?
  • Have priests in the Detroit Archdiocese always received their retirement benefits?
  • Do priests receive benefits through the special collection for retired religious?
  • If priests leave ministry or are removed because of financial irregularities, sexual misconduct, or other causes, do they receive archdiocesan priest benefits?
  • Do suspended, permanently suspended, or laicized clergy still receive pensions?
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