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People group profile · PG017332

The Catalonians of Argentina

The Catalonians of Argentina, numbering about 233,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Romance-speaking people of northeastern Iberia whose culture is centered on the Catalan language, a strong regional identity, and a historical tradition of self-government and Mediterranean commerce.

They are a diaspora people in the Spanish people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Catalan.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Catalonians people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Catalonian

Fast facts

Country
Argentina
Population
233,000
Affinity group
European Peoples
People cluster
Spanish
Primary language
Catalan (cat)
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism
Strategic Progress Index ?
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
Less than 2%
GSEC ?
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority ?
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
South America, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Catalonians are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Catalonians

  • Pray that God would send workers to this people group
  • Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
  • Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice

Primary religion

Roman Catholicism · Christianity

92% adherents

Primary language

Catalan · Indo-European family

60% speak Catalan

Gospel resources in Catalan

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

  • JESUS (Catalan - Valencian - Balear)
  • Magdalena (Catalan - Valencian - Balear)

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Catalonians

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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Catalonians in other countries

The same people is also reported in 5 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
CataloniansSpain8,440,000Engaged yet Unreached
CataloniansFrance126,000No Longer Unreached
AndorransAndorra46,500Unengaged and Unreached
CataloniansVenezuela5,300Unengaged and Unreached
CataloniansUnited States2,300No Longer Unreached

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