Romano was born in Naples in 1664, entered the Society of Jesus in 1680, and took his final vows in 1699.
[1] In 1700, Romano succeeded Juan de Ugarte as procurator of the Jesuit missions in New Spain.
[1] Romano opposed the founding of the Convent of Corpus Christi in Mexico City for indigenous women.
In a 1723 letter, he argued that native women were disinclined to live in community, had a short attention span, and were incapable of keeping a vow of chastity.
[4] At the time of his death in 1724, Romano was serving as rector of the Casa Profesa.