• PEOPLE NAME: REUNIONESE OF REUNION

Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African

Language: RĂ©union French Creole - (rcf)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Reunion

Also found in: Madagascar; Mayotte

Population: 628,000

Global Population: 748,600


PEID: 15473

ROP: 108365

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Reunionese of Reunion, numbering 628,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 748,600 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Réunion French Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Reunionese 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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