• PEOPLE NAME: AFRO-GUYANESE OF FRENCH GUIANA

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PEID: 22279

ROP: 103602

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean

Language: Guyanese English Creole - (gyn)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: French Guiana

Also found in: Canada; Guyana; Suriname; United States

Population: 23,000

Global Population: 873,000


PEID: 22279

ROP: 103602

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Afro-Guyanese of French Guiana, numbering 23,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-Caribbean people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 873,000 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Guyanese English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Afro-Guyanese is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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