Largest gathering of religious leaders

Largest gathering of religious leaders
Who
Millennium Summit
What
1000 people
Where
New York,
When
28 August 2000
The world's largest gathering of religious leaders was the Millennuim World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, and involved 1,000 people. It was held at the United Nations headquaters in New York, USA from 28-31 August 2000. Amongst the attendees were: Pope John Paul II, Archibishop Desmond Tutu and Dr. Abdullah Salehal-Obaid, the Secretary of the World Muslim League. The aim of the meeting was to create a commitment to achieving world peace.