Stephen I Báncsa
Stephen Báncsa | |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina Archbishop of Esztergom | |
Stephen Báncsa | |
| Province | Esztergom |
| See | Esztergom |
| Appointed | 14 August 1242 |
| Installed | 7 July 1243 |
| Term ended | 1252 |
| Predecessor | Matthias Rátót |
| Successor | Benedict II |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Bishop of Praeneste |
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| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | December 1251 by Pope Innocent IV |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1205 |
| Died | 9 July 1270 Rome |
| Buried | Santa Balbina |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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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.