Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean

Language: Haitian - (hat)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Jamaica

Also found in: Bahamas; Canada; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; French Guiana; Guadeloupe; Haiti; Martinique; United States

Population: 59,500

Global Population: 12,455,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Haitians of Jamaica, numbering 59,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-Caribbean people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 12,455,000 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Haitian. The primary religion practiced by the Haitians 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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Jesus Film: Available

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