The Catalonians of Venezuela

The Catalonians of Venezuela, numbering approximately 5,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Romance-speaking people of northeastern Iberia whose culture is centered on the Catalan language, a strong regional identity, and a historical tradition of self-government and Mediterranean commerce. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Catalan is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Venezuela
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Catalan (cat)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 5,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016464
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

87%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Catalan
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Catalan Speakers

Media Resources in Catalan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Catalan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Traducció Interconfessional✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Catalan bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Catalonians:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Catalonians of Venezuela

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Catalan Across Countries (ROP3 - 101896) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CataloniansCataloniansSpain8,445,000Engaged yet UnreachedCatalanUnaffiliated
CataloniansCataloniansArgentina233,000Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansCataloniansFrance126,000No Longer UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
AndorransAndorransAndorra46,500Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansCataloniansVenezuela5,300Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansCataloniansUnited States2,300No Longer UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism

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