• PEOPLE NAME: CHAMORROS OF GUAM

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Micronesian

Language: Chamorro - (cha)

Alternate Name(s): Tjamoro

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Guam

Also found in: Micronesia; Northern Mariana Islands; United States

Population: 91,500

Global Population: 127,200


PEID: 50221

ROP: 103498

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Chamorros of Guam, numbering 91,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Micronesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 127,200 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Chamorro. The primary religion practiced by the Chamorros 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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