Kate Wilmot

Kate Wilmot (born Katherine Ann Wilmot) (1968-) is an Anglican bishop in Australia. She was consecrated in August 2015 to serve as an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Perth.

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. 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).

In 2015 she was consecrated bishop by former Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft 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.

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.