Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African

Language: Portuguese - (por)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Portugal

Also found in: Equatorial Guinea; Sao Tome and Principe

Population: 8,500

Global Population: 226,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Sao Tomeans of Portugal, numbering 8,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 226,000 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Portuguese. The primary religion practiced by the Sao Tomeans 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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