Metropolitan Philaret (Russian: Филарет; Belarusian: Філарэт; 21 March 1935 – 12 January 2021),[1] born Kirill Varfolomeyevich Vakhromeyev (Russian: Кирилл Варфоломеевич Вахромеев) was the emeritus Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus and the leader of the Belarusian Orthodox Church that is an autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church.

In 1989, as the collapse of the Soviet Union was imminent, Filaret was appointed to become the patriarchal exarch of the new country of Belarus.

In 2006, for his work in the Russian Orthodox Church he was awarded the title Hero of Belarus by President Alexander Lukashenko.

Cardinal Kurt Koch of the Catholic Church sent a letter of condolences to Patriarchal Exarch Vienijamin.

Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk, Tadevuš Kandrusievič, has pledged to celebrate a Mass in honor of Philaret.