Joy Carroll Wallis

Joy Carroll Wallis^[1] is an English priest who was one of the first women to be ordained as a priest in the Church of England in 1994.^[2] She worked in London as a vicar for 10 years. She was adviser, inspiration, and role model for Richard Curtis for his comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley.^[3] Her book, Beneath the Cassock: the Real-life Vicar of Dibley^[4] describes her life as a vicar. Since moving to the United States, she has become licensed as a priest in the Episcopal Church.^[3]

Personal life

In 1997 she married American theologian and writer Jim Wallis, and now lives in the United States.^[5] She has published an autobiography, The Woman Behind the Collar.^[6] She has two sons, Luke and Jack, with Jim Wallis.^[3]

Publications

"The Importance of The Vicar of Dibley"^[7]
Carroll, Joy (2002). Beneath the Cassock: The Real-life Vicar of Dibley. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0007122071. OCLC 50783852.
Wallis, Joy Carroll (2004). The Woman Behind the Collar: The Pioneering Journey of an Episcopal Priest. New York City: Crossroad. ISBN 0824522656. OCLC 53814103.

References

^ "Joy Carroll Wallis". Joy Carroll Wallis web site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Carroll-Wallis, Joy (August 2004). "The Modern Woman Priest". Sojourners. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alumni Profiles: Joy Carroll". University of St Mark & St John. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
^ Carroll, Joy (2002). Beneath the Cassock: The real-life Vicar of Dibley. Harper-Collins. ISBN 0-00-712207-1.
^ "Pioneer female Anglican priest, Rev. Joy Carroll Wallis, to speak at Goshen College Commencement April 29". Goshen College. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ Carroll Wallis, Joy (2002). The Woman Behind the Collar. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company. ISBN 9780824522650.
^ Carrol Wallis, Joy. "The importance of the "Vicar of Dibley"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2013.