Stephen Sykes

Bishop of Ely; Divinity professor (1939–2014)
Person human Q7610630
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Stephen Sykes

Summary

Stephen Sykes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bristol[2]. He was born on August 1, 1939[3]. He died in England[4]. He died on September 25, 2014[5]. He worked as a theologian[6], university teacher[7], politician[8], and Anglican priest[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bristol[2], Stephen Sykes…
  • Stephen Sykes passed away in England[4].
  • Stephen Sykes was born on August 1, 1939[3].
  • Stephen Sykes died on September 25, 2014[5].
  • Stephen Sykes died on September 24, 2014[11].
  • Stephen Sykes held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Stephen Sykes worked as a theologian[6].
  • Stephen Sykes worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Stephen Sykes's professions included politician[8].
  • Stephen Sykes's professions included Anglican priest[9].
  • Stephen Sykes held the position of Anglican Bishop of Ely[13].
  • Stephen Sykes held the position of member of the House of Lords[14].
  • Stephen Sykes was employed by University of Cambridge[15].
  • Among Stephen Sykes's employers was Durham University[16].
  • Stephen Sykes's education included a stint at Ripon College Cuddesdon[17].
  • Stephen Sykes's education included a stint at St John's College[18].
  • Stephen Sykes was educated at Monkton Combe School[19].
  • Stephen Sykes's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[20].
  • Stephen Sykes is recorded as male[21].
  • Stephen Sykes's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Stephen Sykes's diocese is recorded as Anglican Diocese of Ely[23].
  • Stephen Sykes's family name is recorded as Sykes[24].
  • Stephen Sykes's given name is recorded as Stephen[25].
  • Stephen Sykes's given name is recorded as Whitefield[26].
  • Stephen Sykes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1939-08-01[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-09-25[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b5785858-fd69-4d47-bd7c-c32c6c49b721[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bristol[2], Stephen Sykes… he was born on August 1, 1939[3].

Education

Educated at Ripon College Cuddesdon[17], a seminary[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1854[35]; St John's College[18], a college of the University of Cambridge[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1511[38]; and Monkton Combe School[19], a school[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1868[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include theologian[6], university teacher[7], politician[8], and Anglican priest[9]. Employers include University of Cambridge[15], a collegiate university[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1209[44], headquartered in Cambridge[45] and Durham University[16], a collegiate university[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1832[48], headquartered in Durham[49]. Positions held include Anglican Bishop of Ely[13], a position[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1109[52] and member of the House of Lords[14], a position[53], in United Kingdom[54], founded in 1801[55].

Personal Life

Stephen Sykes's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[20].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 25, 2014[5] and September 24, 2014[11]. Stephen Sykes died in England[4].

Why It Matters

Stephen Sykes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Stephen Sykes born?

Born in Bristol[2], Stephen Sykes…

Where did Stephen Sykes die?

Stephen Sykes died in England[4].

What did Stephen Sykes do for work?

Stephen Sykes worked as theologian[6], university teacher[7], politician[8], and Anglican priest[9].

Where did Stephen Sykes go to school?

Stephen Sykes was educated at Ripon College Cuddesdon[17], St John's College[18], and Monkton Combe School[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Hansard 1803–2005. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . AlKindi. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Stephen Sykes. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-sykes
MLA “Stephen Sykes.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-sykes.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_stephen-sykes_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Stephen Sykes}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-sykes}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Stephen Sykes — https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-sykes (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-sykes · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation theologian, university teacher, politician +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q1234713]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258355|batch #258355]]"
  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation theologian, university teacher, politician +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
  3. 6w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer
    Given name Stephen, Whitefield
    Citizenship
    Educated at Ripon College Cuddesdon, St John's College, Monkton Combe School
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30469|batch #30469]]: add P1810 to P5739 3/3"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.