The Catalonians of Argentina

The Catalonians of Argentina, numbering approximately 233,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as 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 are an Diaspora people, with Catalan as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Spanish people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Catalan.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Catalan (cat)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 233,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017332
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

92%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Catalan
Language Family: Indo-European

60%
%
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:
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Pray specifically for the Catalonians of Argentina

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
readPsalm 1:1-2

Pray that God will call out many sons and daughters from among them and give them a deep love for His Word.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

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
CataloniansCataloniansSpain8,440,000Engaged 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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