Romuald Denis Hayes (1892–1945) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockhampton in

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, Australia, from 2 January 1932 until his death on 25 October 1945. Educated for the priesthood at St. Patricks, Manly, and in Rome. in 1920 he joined the

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the first Australian to do so, and was sent to their mission in Nebraska, USA.

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{{Authority control 1892 births 1945 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Rockhampton