• PEOPLE NAME: PERUVIANS OF FRENCH GUIANA

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By Rachel Schofield

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PEID: 22289

ROP: 107993

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Hispanic

Language: Spanish - (spa)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: French Guiana

Also found in: Austria; Peru; United States

Population: 1,100

Global Population: 26,210,375


PEID: 22289

ROP: 107993

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Peruvians of French Guiana, numbering 1,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Hispanic people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 26,210,375 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Peruvians 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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