Name Joy Carroll | Role Priest | |
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Books Beneath the Cassock, Proud Blood, Satan's Bell | ||
The importance of the vicar of dibley by joy carroll wallis
Joy Carroll was one of the first women to be ordained as a priest in the Church of England in 1994. She worked in London in this capacity for 10 years. She was advisor, inspiration, and role model for Richard Curtis for his comedy series The Vicar of Dibley. Her book, Beneath the Cassock: the Real-life Vicar of Dibley describes her life as a priest. Since moving to the United States, she has become licensed as a priest in the Episcopal Church.
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Personal life
In 1997 she was married to Jim Wallis, the American evangelical, and now lives in the USA. She uses the name Joy Carroll Wallis. She has published an autobiography, The Woman Behind the Collar. She has two sons, Luke and Jack, with Wallis.
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