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Gulf Pine Catholic • February 2, 2024 15 Bishop Vitalii Kryvytskyi makes return visit to Diocese of Biloxi Although the cold nasty weather curtailed his schedule, Bishop Vitalii Kryvytskyi, SDB, Bishop of Kyiv–Zhytomyr in Ukraine, visited the Diocese of Biloxi January 16-17 to thank Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III and the people of the diocese for their support. The two bishops concelebrated Mass at Our Lady of Victories Church on January 16. Top left, l-r, are Bishop Vitalii, Bishop Kihneman and Bishop Vitalii’s secretary, Father Alejandro Guevara. Top right, the bishops bless Cynthia and Richard Zubic on their 50th wedding anniversary, OLV pastor Father Adam Urbaniak is at center. Bottom left, Bishop Vitalii greets JoAnn Byrd. Bottom right, On January 17, Bishop Kihneman and Bishop Vitaliy concelebrated Mass at the Diocese of Biloxi Pastoral Center followed by a lunch during which Bishop Vitalii gave an update on the situation in his diocese. Following the presentation, Bishop Vitalii greets Ray Lacy, Diocesan Director of Evangelization. At left is Dave Wyrwich, Executive Director, Office of Mission Advancement. Photos/Juliana Skelton