• PEOPLE NAME: ILOCANOS OF GUAM

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Filipino, Central

Language: Ilocano - (ilo)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Guam

Also found in: Canada; Philippines; United States

Population: 22,500

Global Population: 10,436,500


PEID: 50298

ROP: 103997

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Ilocanos of Guam, numbering 22,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Filipino, Central people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 10,436,500 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Ilocano. The primary religion practiced by the Ilocanos 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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