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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Catalan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Catalonian

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

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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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Argentina

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that the gospel will advance among those who don’t know the good news of salvation in Jesus so that they might believe and trust in Jesus.

Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
readPsalm 34:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be grounded in the Word, always trusting in the Lord's provision for their needs.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

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

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6 people groups

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

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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