The former church of Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French (pictured) has appointed a female reverend Carol Edleston - after barring women from applying at St Fimbarrus Church in Fowey Cornwall.
A church in the United Kingdom, known for its connection to a British television star who famously played a female vicar, has decided to rescind a ban on female pastors amid mounting pressure from activists calling for equal opportunity in the clergy.
St Fimbarrus Parish Church in Fowey in Cornwall has not had a vicar for four years - but has now said it doesn t want a female in the leading position.