Papal visit by the numbers
58
HECTARES
Land area of Rizal Park
1-1.2
MILLION
Estimated capacity of Rizal Park
6
MILLION
Expected number of people
to attend Mass at Rizal Park
4
MILLION
Estimated number of people
who attended the Mass
led by Pope John Paul II
in 1995—“the largest papal
crowd in history”—according
to Guinness World Records
200
Number of bishops who
will attend the Pope’s Mass
2,500
Number of priests who
will attend the Pope’s Mass
5,000
Number of lay ministers
to give Communion during
the Pope’s Mass
1,000
Number of choir members accompanied by
a 200-member orchestra
that will provide music
at the Pope’s Mass
400
Portalets that will be set up around the park
20
First-aid stations that
will be set up around the park
18
LED screens that will be
set up along the stretch
of Roxas Boulevard to Anda
Circle to allow spillover
crowds to follow the Mass at
Quirino Grandstand
50
Number of quadrants
that Rizal Park was
divided into as part
of crowd-control measures
Compiled by Mariele Medina
Source: Inquirer Archives
