Amando Samo (16 August 1948 – 7 August 2021) was a

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bishop. Samo was born on Moch Island, in the state of Chuuk,

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...

. Ordained to the priesthood in 1977, in 1987 he was named titular bishop of Liberta and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands, Micronesia. From 1994 to 1995, he served as coadjutor bishop of the diocese. From 1995 to 2020, Samo was bishop of the diocese.Diocese of Caroline Island
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1948 births 2021 deaths People from Chuuk State Roman Catholic bishops in Oceania Roman Catholic bishops of Caroline Islands 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Oceania 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Oceania Roman Catholic titular bishops {{RC-bishop-stub