People group profile · PG016490
The Romanians of Venezuela
The Romanians of Venezuela, numbering about 1,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Romance-speaking people of Southeastern Europe whose culture reflects the interaction of Latin, Balkan, Eastern European, and Carpathian traditions.
They are a diaspora people in the Romanian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Romanian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 1,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Romanian
- Primary language
- Romanian (ron)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Romanians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Romanians
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
92% adherents
Primary language
Romanian · Indo-European family
100% speak Romanian
Gospel resources in Romanian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Romanian)
Bibles
- 2000 Bible League International · text
- Dumitru Cornilescu / Библия Думитру Корнилеску 1924 · audio
- Interconfessional Version · audio, text
- Noua Traducere Românească (NTR) · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Romanians
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Romanian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108398) is reported in 14 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanians | Romania | 16,320,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Italy | 1,305,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Spain | 672,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Romanians | United Kingdom | 383,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Romanians | United States | 173,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Belgium | 125,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Romanians | Canada | 106,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Romanians | Hungary | 96,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Austria | 84,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Ireland | 32,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | France | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Czech Republic | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Azerbaijan | 2,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Romanians | Turkmenistan | 90 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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