• PEOPLE NAME: LITHUANIANS OF LATVIA

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PEID: 846

ROP: 105803

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Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: Baltic

Language: Lithuanian - (lit)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Latvia

Also found in: Canada; Germany; Ireland; Kazakhstan; Lithuania; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan

Population: 25,500

Global Population: 2,679,500


PEID: 846

ROP: 105803

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Lithuanians of Latvia, numbering 25,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Baltic people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,679,500 in 10 countries. Their primary language is Lithuanian. The primary religion practiced by the Lithuanians 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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