Our Priests

Fr. Dr. Michael Payyapilly VC is a Vincentian priest currently serving as the Director of the Divine Retreat Centre, Pantasaph, UK. Ordained in 2006, his first appointment was at the Divine Retreat Centre, Muringoor, Kerala. In 2013, he moved to Sydney, where he helped establish the Divine Retreat Centre, Sydney, and served in ministry there for around ten years.In 2022, he was appointed Director of the Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, where he continued his pastoral and retreat ministry. During this time, he also completed his Doctorate in Spirituality from the Catholic University of America in 2024.In 2025, Fr. Michael took up his current role as Director of the Divine Retreat Centre, Pantasaph, continuing his mission of leading people closer to God.