• PEOPLE NAME: EURONESIANS OF FRENCH POLYNESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Other Pacific Islanders

Language: French - (fra)

Alternate Name(s): European Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: French Polynesia

Also found in: Cook Islands; Fiji; New Caledonia; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands

Population: 57,500

Global Population: 136,550


PEID: 18408

ROP: 102966

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Euronesians of French Polynesia, numbering 57,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Pacific Islanders people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 136,550 in 7 countries. Their primary language is French. The primary religion practiced by the Euronesians 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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