Metropolitan Eugene (Russian: Митрополит Евгений, Estonian: Metropoliit Jevgeni secular name Valery Germanovich Reshetnikov, Russian: Валерий Германович Решетников; born October 9, 1957) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia [et] and primate of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (since 2018), former rector of Moscow Theological Academy (1995–2018) and Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Holy Synod (1994–2018).

[1] His residence permit was evoked because he was assessed to be a security risk due to his justification of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his defense of the Russian government.

[5] After completing eight years of high school, he studied at the Kirov builder's college (Кировский строительный техникум).

On January 1, 1989, he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite and was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Moscow Theological Schools for administrative work.

[4] On February 28, 1994, by decision of the Holy Synod, he was appointed Acting Chairman of the Education Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church with the dismissal of the Rector of the Stavropol Theological Seminary and elected bishop of Vereya, Vicar of the Moscow Diocese.

[4] On July 18, 1995, was appointed rector of the Moscow Theological Schools with preservation of the post of Chairman of the Education Committee.

[12] On July 14, the Holy Synod dismissed him Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church and rector of the Moscow Theological Schools.

[1] At his farewell liturgy in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, Reshetnikovn ordained his former personal secretary, Archpriest Daniel Lepisk [ru; pl] to the rank of bishop of the city of Tartu.