• PEOPLE NAME: FRANCO-MAURITIANS OF MAURITIUS

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PEID: 15346

ROP: 114935

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Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: French

Language: French - (fra)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Mauritius

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Population: 72,500

Global Population: 72,500


PEID: 15346

ROP: 114935

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Franco-Mauritians of Mauritius, numbering 72,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the French people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mauritius. Their primary language is French. The primary religion practiced by the Franco-Mauritians is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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