Ecclesiastical Region of Monterrey and Northern Mexico

Mexican, born on December 1, 1987, to Mexican parents and raised in the Roman Catholic tradition.
At the age of 13, he began his formation and involvement in the Roman Catholic Church at the Ajusco Vocational Center of the Legionaries of Christ. Subsequently, at the age of 20, he continued his studies in Philosophy and Theology at the Archdiocesan Seminary of Tlalnepantla.
Later, he decided to continue his professional formation outside the seminary, pursuing studies in Psychology at Centro Eleia, Actividades Psicológicas, where he obtained his degree and specialization in Psychotherapy.
In 2010, he encountered the Orthodox Church and, in 2012, received Chrismation, being accepted as a member of the community of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
His vocation to the priesthood remained alive throughout the years. On July 21, 2017, he was tonsured as a monk of the Great Schema (Megalóshimos), being enrolled at the Monastery of Xenophontos, on Mount Athos.
On July 23, 2017, he received the Holy Order of the Diaconate from His Eminence Athenagoras, then Metropolitan Archbishop of Mexico, being ordained with the rank of Archdeacon.
In 2019, Metropolitan Athenagoras, recognizing his dedication and love for the Orthodox Church, decided to send him to Greece to continue his theological studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During his stay in Greece, he deepened his theological formation and learned the Greek language, obtaining his degree in Theology in 2024.
On February 26, 2022, he was ordained a Priest by His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras, and on March 5, 2023, he was elevated to the dignity of Archimandrite.
On May 23, 2024, he received the title of Confessor and the blessing to exercise the ministry as a Spiritual Father, from His Eminence Most Reverend Santiago, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico and Exarch for Central America and the Caribbean.
Currently, Father Philaretos serves as Metropolitan Regional Representative for the Region of Monterrey and Northern Mexico, while also being responsible for the Metropolitan Youth Ministry and other pastoral and administrative functions within the Archdiocese.
He is also the founder and parish priest of the Orthodox Mission of the Protecting Theotokos of Mexico, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, where he carries out his pastoral and evangelizing ministry.