Kate Wilmot
Kate Wilmot (born Katherine Ann Wilmot) (1968-)[1] is an Anglican bishop in Australia. She was consecrated in August 2015 to serve as an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Perth.[2]
Kate Wilmot | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Bishop of Perth | |
.jpg.webp) Wilmot in 2019 | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Diocese | Diocese of Perth |
| In office | August 2015 – present |
| Predecessor | Kay Goldsworthy |
| Other post(s) | Priest |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2000 |
| Consecration | 2015 by Roger Herft |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katherine Ann Wilmot |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Australia; Bachelor of Divinity, Murdoch University |
Personal life and previous career
Wilmot was born in Darwin, Northern Territory and obtained a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Australia in 1992.[1] She worked as a computer typesetter before her ordination.
Ministry
Kate Wilmot obtained a Bachelor of Divinity at Murdoch University in 1999. She was made a deacon in 1999 and became an assistant curate at St John's church, Northam from 1999 to 2001. She was ordained priest in February 2000 and subsequently became Priest-in-Charge of the parishes of Ballajura (2001-2009) and Rector at St Augustine of Canterbury church, Bayswater, Western Australia (2009-2015). During that time she was also an Army Reserve Chaplain from 2004 to 2016, Area Dean of the Mirrabooka Deanery (2007-09) and a Canon of St George’s Cathedral, Perth (2008-2015).[2][1][3]
In 2015 she was consecrated bishop by former Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft[4] and serves as Assistant Bishop of Perth and Assistant Bishop with episcopal oversight of the South: Yonga (formerly Armadale), Gwaya (formerly Cockburn), Wagyl (formerly Melville) and Marli (formerly Perth and Victoria Park) Deaneries.[2]
From 2016-2018 she was Administrator of the Diocese of Perth while the diocese was without an Archbishop when Herft stood down then retired. In 2018 she led the service for the installation of Kay Goldsworthy as Archbishop of Perth.[5]
References
- The Anglican Church of Australia, 2021, Directory / Anglican Church of Australia, Broughton Publishing Pty Ltd
- "The Right Reverend Kate Wilmot". Anglican Church Diocese of Perth. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- Katherine Wilmot (2016) Supplementary Statement to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse retrieved 21 July 2023
- "Consecration of Bishop Kate | Mundaring Anglican Parish". www.mundaringanglicanparish.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- "First woman archbishop". Philip Freier. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
External links
Media related to Kate Wilmot at Wikimedia Commons