Stephen Whitefield Sykes was a Church of England bishop and academic specialising in divinity.
17 Facts About Stephen Sykes
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Stephen Sykes 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.
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Stephen Sykes was the Principal of St John's College, Durham from 1999 to 2006.
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Stephen Sykes served as an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Durham during his time as head of St John's College and in retirement.
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Stephen Sykes was educated at Monkton Combe School, then an all-boys private school in Bath, Somerset.
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Stephen Sykes matriculated into St John's College, Cambridge in 1958 to study theology.
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Stephen Sykes graduated from the University of Cambridge with a first class Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961.
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Stephen Sykes then trained for ordination at Ripon Hall, Oxford.
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Stephen Sykes was ordained deacon in 1964 and priest in 1965.
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Stephen Sykes served as a curate of St John the Evangelist's Church, Cambridge, from 1985 to 1990.
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Stephen Sykes became a Lord Spiritual through seniority and served in the House of Lords from 31 August 1996 to 31 July 1999.
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Stephen Sykes stepped down from this position on 1 September 1999 and returned to education.
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Stephen Sykes served as its chairman from 1996 to 2002.
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Stephen Sykes was an assistant lecturer in divinity from 1964 to 1968, then a lecturer in divinity from 1968 to 1974.
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Stephen Sykes was survived by his wife and children, though his wife died eight weeks later.
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Stephen Sykes's funeral was held in Durham Cathedral on 10 October 2014.
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Stephen Sykes was later buried in Cambridge at a woodland burial site.