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People group profile · PG022273

The Dominicans of Guadeloupe

The Dominicans of Guadeloupe, numbering about 475 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a multiethnic Caribbean population of predominantly mixed European, African, and Indigenous ancestry. They primarily speak Spanish and maintain cultural traditions shaped by the history and diverse heritage of the Dominican Republic.

They are a diaspora people in the Other Hispanic American people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Spanish.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Dominican

Fast facts

Country
Guadeloupe
Population
475
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Other Hispanic American
Primary language
Spanish (spa)
Primary religion
Folk Catholicism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Marginally Reached People Group
Region
Caribbean, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Dominicans are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

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

Next steps for the Dominicans

  • 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

Folk Catholicism · Christianity

Primary language

Spanish · Indo-European family

100% speak Spanish

Gospel resources in Spanish

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

Films

Bibles

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

Pray for the Dominicans

  1. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  2. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  3. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  4. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.

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Dominican, mixed in other countries

The same people (ROP3 102692) is reported in 5 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
DominicansDominican Republic10,940,000No Longer Unreached
DominicansUnited States1,470,000No Longer Unreached
DominicansHaiti48,500No Longer Unreached
DominicansCanada25,000No Longer Unreached
DominicansFrench Guiana750No Longer Unreached

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