He was born in 1771 and was the son of the Consul of Venice in the Peloponnese, Georgios Kandianos Roma (1725-1796) and Diamantina Kapnisi. He studied law in Padua and after completing his studies he returned to Zakynthos. In 1794 Romas succeeded his father as Consul General of Venice in Moria and Roumeli. In this capacity he became associated with the most important precrites and chieftains, among whom he singled out Theodoros Kolokotronis, with whom he was on close terms of friendship.

In 1803 he was elected a member of the drafting committee for the adoption of the Ionian Constitution and in 1806 he was appointed to the post of Rector of Corfu. In 1809 he was elected Senator and in 1810 he travelled as a representative of the Ionian Islands to congratulate Napoleon I on the birth of his son. In France he was awarded the Legion of Honour.

In the spring of 1815, Rome, as Grand Master, founded the Lodge “Reborn Phoenix” in Zakynthos and from then on began his patriotic activity. In April 1819 he was initiated into the Society of Friends by Aristides Papa, and in the following year it is reported that an English military troop sealed off his house in order to search for secret patriotic documents, but Romas convinced the surveyor Ross, a mason, that these were masonic documents. To avoid English persecution and imprisonment because of his continued patriotic activities, he fled to Venice, where he remained for four years.

For his contribution to the nation, the National Assembly of Troizina (05.05.1827) addressed the following resolution to Roma: “The nation, being assembled, it is its duty to show its gratitude to all the men who have helped it. Of such is your ambassador. Hereby he acknowledges his undying gratitude.”

Returning to Zakynthos, he founded the Zakynthos Committee for the financial and military support of the Struggle. In 1833 he went to Nafplio to receive Otto, but later he was accused, together with Kolokotronis and Plapoutas, of plotting against the young king, but he was subsequently acquitted and, in fact, Otto honoured him with the highest decoration of the Order of the Saviour and named him Councillor of State.

He was married to Adriana Stavraki Lokatelli and had two sons, Georgios Kandianos (1796-1860) and Georgios Demetrios (1805-1874). He died in Zakynthos, at the age of 86, on 26 July 1857.