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Joy Carroll Wallis is an English clergywoman who was a vicar in London for ten years, then one of the first women ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1994.

In 1997 Carroll married American theologian and writer Jim Wallis. They have two sons, Luke and Jack.

Wallis was adviser, inspiration and role model for Richard Curtis' television series The Vicar of Dibley. Her book, Beneath the Cassock: the Real-life Vicar of Dibley, describes her life as a vicar. She later wrote another autobiography, The Woman Behind the Collar. After moving to the United States, she was licensed as a priest of the Episcopal Church.

Publications

• "The Importance of The Vicar of Dibley"
• 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

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

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