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Stefano de Normandis dei Conti (Rome or Perugia, circa 1190 – Naples, 8 December 1254) was an Italian cardinal.

Belonging to a family of ancient nobility, he dedicated himself to an ecclesiastical career after the death of his wife, having already had a son with her. In 1216 he was appointed cardinal deacon of Sant'Adriano al Foro by Pope Innocent III, of whom he was a nephew. He was Archdeacon of Norfolk, in the diocese of Norwich. In 1228 he opted for the title of cardinal priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere and in 1231 he was appointed Archpriest of the Vatican Basilica. In 1243 he became the Protopriest of the College of Cardinals. He was Cardinal Vicar of Rome from 1244 to 1251. He died in Naples on 8 December 1254, the last of the cardinals of Innocent III, and was buried in the city's cathedral.

During his cardinalate, Stefano de Normandis dei Conti participated in the following papal elections:

• conclave of 1216, which elected Pope Honorius III
• conclave of 1227, which elected Pope Gregory IX
• conclave of 1241, which elected Pope Celestine IV
• conclave of 1243, which elected Pope Innocent IV

• Werner Maleczek, CONTI, Stefano, in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 28, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1983.
• Salvador Miranda, NORMANDIS DEI CONTI, Stefano de, on fiu.edu – The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Florida International University.