• PEOPLE NAME: CHAMORROS OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

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PEID: 50224

ROP: 103498

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Micronesian

Language: Chamorro - (cha)

Alternate Name(s): Tjamoro

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Northern Mariana Islands

Also found in: Guam; Micronesia; United States

Population: 13,000

Global Population: 128,200


PEID: 50224

ROP: 103498

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Chamorros of Northern Mariana Islands, numbering 13,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Micronesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 128,200 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Chamorro. The primary religion practiced by the Chamorros 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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