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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Catalonians of Spain

The Catalonians of Spain, numbering approximately 8,440,000 people, are Engaged yet 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 Unaffiliated and Catalan is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Spain
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Catalan (cat)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 8,440,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000514
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Pray for the Catalonians of Spain

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

47%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Catalan
Language Family: Indo-European

35%
%
Catalan Speakers

Media Resources in Catalan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Catalan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Traducció Interconfessional✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Catalan bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Catalonians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Catalonians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Catalonians of Spain

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
readMark 4:20

Pray that those who have never encountered the gospel will have the opportunity to receive it, and that it will fall on good soil and bear much fruit.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

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

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CataloniansPG000514CataloniansSpain8,440,000Engaged yet UnreachedCatalanUnaffiliated
CataloniansPG017332CataloniansArgentina233,000Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansPG000142CataloniansFrance126,000No Longer UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
AndorransPG000001AndorransAndorra46,500Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansPG016464CataloniansVenezuela5,300Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansPG043189CataloniansUnited States2,300No Longer UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism

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