Stephen I Báncsa


Stephen Báncsa
Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina
Archbishop of Esztergom
Stephen Báncsa
ProvinceEsztergom
SeeEsztergom
Appointed14 August 1242
Installed7 July 1243
Term ended1252
PredecessorMatthias Rátót
SuccessorBenedict II
Other post(s)Cardinal Bishop of Praeneste
Previous post(s)
Orders
Created cardinalDecember 1251
by Pope Innocent IV
RankCardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Bornc. 1205
Died9 July 1270
Rome
BuriedSanta Balbina
NationalityHungarian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of arms

Stephen (I) Báncsa (Hungarian: Báncsa (I.) István, Latin: Stephanus de Bancha; died 9 July 1270) was the first Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Prior to that, he served as Bishop of Vác from 1240 or 1241 to 1243, then Archbishop of Esztergom from 1242 until his creation as cardinal.