Stephen Sykes
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The Rt Revd Prof Stephen Sykes MA (Cantab) |
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| Bishop of Ely | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
| In office | 1990 – 1 September 1999 |
| Predecessor | Peter Walker |
| Successor | Anthony Russell |
| Other posts | Principal of St John's College, Durham (1999 – 2006) Regius Professor of Divinity (Cambridge; 1985 – 1990) Van Mildert Professor of Divinity (Durham; 1974 – 1985) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1964 (deacon) 1965 (priest) |
| Consecration | 2 May 1990 by Robert Runcie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1939 |
| Died | 24 September 2014 (aged 75) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Marianne Hinton (m. 1962) |
| Children | 1 son; 2 daughters |
| Profession | Academic (Professor of theology/divinity) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Stephen Whitefield Sykes (1 August 1939 – 24 September 2014) was a Church of England bishop and academic specialising in divinity. He was Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University from 1974 to 1985, and Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University from 1985 to 1990. Between from 1990 and 1999, he served as the Bishop of Ely, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Ely. He was the Principal of St John's College, Durham from 1999 to 2006. He served as an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Durham during his time as head of St John's College and in retirement.
Sykes was born on 1 August 1939 in Bristol, England; his father was principal of one of the city's theological colleges. He was educated at Monkton Combe School, then an all-boys independent school in Bath, Somerset. He matriculated into St John's College, Cambridge in 1958 to study theology. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree 1961. He then trained for ordination at Ripon Hall, Oxford.
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