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Pope’s Tenerife visit: 32,000 tickets to be allocated by Sunday

Ticket allocation begins for papal mass in Tenerife

A month and a half after the registration period opened for the public to attend the Eucharist in person, the Tenerife-based organising committee confirmed on Wednesday lunchtime that it has begun contacting large groups to confirm their registration and proceed with seat allocation at the portside venue. They have set a deadline of Sunday to distribute the 32,000 available spaces across the site plan. Ticket distribution will begin from that same day, according to the organisers.

Key points for attendees

Two things are worth noting. First, having been among the first to register does not mean a spot has been reserved closer to the altar. Second, although ticket allocation for the mass will continue until Sunday, those who have not yet registered can still submit an application, either as an individual or as part of a group. However, there are few places remaining, so those wishing to witness this historic and one-off event are advised not to delay.

Tomaticket, the company responsible for managing the tickets, will contact the leaders of each group to explain how to download and print the QR-coded passes. These passes will assign a sector, access point and specific location within the venue. The process is free of charge and essential for organising the arrival of pilgrims.

Venue opening times and security

Another important detail: the venue will open its gates at 8am and access will close at 11am, one hour before the Pontiff arrives at the port. Entry will be via three security checkpoints, mostly managed by the National Police, located next to the Tenerife Auditorium, the Canary Islands Government Presidency, and the Tax Office. Once past this initial screening, attendees will enter one of four large sectors into which the venue is divided, labelled A, B, C and D. Each ticket contains all the information needed to reach the assigned seat.

Even so, the organisers will deploy around twenty volunteers in each of the sixteen sub-sectors, and they will also be stationed at public transport drop-off points from early morning to guide and accompany pilgrims. Special attention will be given to people with reduced mobility. Thanks to a collaboration with the Cabildo of Tenerife, a dedicated accessible transport shuttle will be provided. Small groups will be taken in special vehicles from the entrance to the reserved viewing areas for the celebration.

Organisers ask for patience as allocation begins

The organisers are urging patience. The allocation of spaces at the portside venue has already begun with the largest groups and will continue on a staggered basis over the coming days. Víctor González, a permanent deacon of the Diocese, is coordinating the capacity distribution operation alongside Pedro López, an emergency doctor at the Hospital Universitario de La Candelaria and head of the extensive volunteer team. “The key is knowing how to delegate,” Pedro warns.

Among the 32,000 registered individuals, there are 140 groups with more than forty members. Notable groups include the military parish and La Paz y La Unión, which together exceed 500 people; Sagrado Corazón, with 446; the Pureza de María schools, with 372; and San José de Anchieta, with 348. The parish of La Concepción de La Laguna will also mobilise around 400 pilgrims. The organisation is also ensuring that attendees arriving from La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro remain grouped together. Specific solutions are even being considered for those arriving just in time for the service.

Volunteer effort and medical support

Pedro López highlights the generosity of the more than 1,600 volunteers who will collaborate during the papal visit. These include around 300 extraordinary ministers of communion and a similar number of assistants who will accompany them with identifiable umbrellas to make them easier to spot in the crowd. Of the four stops on the apostolic journey, Tenerife has the second-highest number of volunteers and is the only one that will have a dedicated team of nearly a hundred healthcare professionals.

Vatican technical inspection continues

As ticket distribution progressed, the so-called “ITV commission” from the Vatican carried out a fresh technical inspection on Wednesday focused on security matters. The delegation landed in the morning at Tenerife South Airport to check the contingency plan in case fog prevents operations at Los Rodeos airport on 12 June. They then moved to the La Salle-San Ildefonso school, the departure point for the popemobile which will arrive from Gran Canaria the day before the visit.

Once at the port of Santa Cruz, Vatican Gendarmerie officials reviewed the planned route for Pope León XIV, who has asked to maintain the closest possible contact with the faithful. The Pontiff will travel about a kilometre between eight-metre-wide corridors. They also inspected the provisional sacristies and the space designated to store the 30,000 consecrated wafers prepared for the ceremony. The day ended at the Plaza del Cristo in La Laguna.

For Thursday, a review of the golf cart that the Pope will use for his journey along Viana and San Agustín streets is scheduled. The planned itinerary through the La Salle neighbourhood before reaching the port will also remain unchanged. The possibility of altering it was ruled out after the mayor of Santa Cruz, José Manuel Bermúdez, gave a commitment to Vatican officials. “If I don’t fill the streets with people, I’ll change the name of the city,” he joked.

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