Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Caledonia

Language: Paicî - (pri)

Alternate Name(s): Ci, Melanesian Sub-cluster, Ponerihouen

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: New Caledonia

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Population: 8,700

Global Population: 8,700

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Pati of New Caledonia, numbering 8,700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the New Caledonia people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. This people group is only found in New Caledonia. Their primary language is Paicî. The primary religion practiced by the Pati 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.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available