• PEOPLE NAME: PORTUGUESE OF SWITZERLAND

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PEID: 595

ROP: 108129

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Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: Portuguese, European

Language: Portuguese - (por)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Switzerland

Also found in: Andorra; Argentina; Belgium; Canada; France; Germany; Guinea-Bissau; Luxembourg; Malawi; Mozambique; Portugal; Senegal; South Africa; Spain; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Population: 266,000

Global Population: 13,981,700


PEID: 595

ROP: 108129

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Portuguese of Switzerland, numbering 266,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Portuguese, European people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 13,981,700 in 20 countries. Their primary language is Portuguese. The primary religion practiced by the Portuguese 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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