Eugene Reshetnikov

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Eugene
Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia
Moscow Theological Seminary

Metropolitan Eugene (

Russian government.[2][3]

Biography

Early life

Born on October 9, 1957, in

In 1980, he entered the

Moscow Theological Seminary. He performed the job of subdeacon of the Rector of the Moscow Theological Schools, Bishop Alexander (Timofeyev).[5] In 1983 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Seminary and entered the Moscow Theological Academy. In 1987,he received his doctorate in theology, after defending his thesis "Pastorhood in the Russian Church in the Tenth to Thirteenth Centuries" (Russian: "Пастырство в Русской Церкви в X-XIII веках").[4]

On July 27, 1986, archimandrite Benedict (Knyazev) tonsured him a monk with the name Eugene in honour of hieromartyr Eugene of Chersonesus.[6] On August 3, he was ordained hierodeacon, then on August 28 he was ordained hieromonk.[4]

In March 1988, the day of Pascha, he was elevated to the rank of hegumen. 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. On November 16, 1990, was appointed inspector of Moscow Theological Seminary.[4]

On August 6, 1991, by decree of Patriarch Alexius II, he was appointed rector of the Stavropol Theological Seminary.[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]

Titular bishop of Vereyа

On April 16, 1994, he was

consecrated Bishop of Vereyа, 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.[4]

On July 18, 1998, the Holy Synod approve him as Chairman of the Education Committee.[4]

On February 25, 2000, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow elevated him to the rank of archbishop.[7]

Guided by the decisions of the Bishops' Councils of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as definitions of the Holy Synod and the instructions of the Patriarch, he headed the reform of theological schools of Russian Orthodox Church to transform theological seminaries as higher education schools, and theological academies as specialized educational institutions for training of scientific and theological personnel and teachers of theological and educational institutions. The process of reforming theological education was worked out in Moscow theological schools, the experience of which was then applied in other religious educational institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church.[5]

From 2004 to 2007 he was member of the dialogue commission between the

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.[citation needed
]

On March 22, 2011, he became member of then established Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.[8]

Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia

On May 5, 2018, at the meeting of the Synod of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate he was elected one of the two candidates for the post of Primate of the Estonian Orthodox Church.[9] The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church approved this decision at a meeting on May 14.[10] On May 29, 2018, an Extraordinary Council of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate elected him its Primate.[11] On 3 June 2018, during the divine liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia elevated him to the rank of Metropolitan and awarded the right to wear the second Panagia within the Estonian Orthodox Church.[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.[13]

After becoming Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia [et], he began to study Estonian and applied for a residence permit in Estonia.[14]

In March 2022, he signed a statement concerning

Russia's invasion of Ukraine (the previous month),[15] but in a later interview that month he insisted that his interpretation of the document radically differed from that of his co-signatories.[16]

On January 18, 2024 Estonia announced that it would not renew Reshetnikov's residence permit, stating "His actions are a security risk to Estonia."

Russian government,[3] but that he "has consistently vindicated and supported the Kremlin regime's bloody aggression against Ukraine."[2] The lack of renewal required Reshetnikov to leave Estonia before the expiration of his residence permit on February 6, 2024.[3][17] Reshetnikov called the decision "political" and vowed that he would continue working remotely if he returned to Russia.[1]

Reshetnikov left Estonian on February 6, 2024.[1] At his farewell liturgy in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, Reshetnikovn ordained his former personal secretary, Archimandrite Margo Lepiska [ru; pl] to the rank of bishop of the city of Tartu under the name Daniel.[18]

Published works

References

  1. ^ a b c "MP: Metropolitan Eugene's expulsion was expected". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Estonia Forcing Russian Head of Church to Leave the Country by February 6". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Estonia Banishes Russian Orthodox Leader as 'Security Risk'". The Guardian. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "ЕВГЕНИЙ". www.pravenc.ru. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  5. ^ a b c "Митрополит Таллинский и всея Эстонии Евгений (Решетников) : Московская духовная академия". old.mpda.ru. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  6. ^ "Архиепископ Верейский Евгений: "Монах пишет прошение только один раз". (Продолжение) / Интервью / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  7. ^ "Тезоименитство Святейшего Патриарха". www-old.srcc.msu.ru. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  8. ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 22 марта 2011 года / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  9. ^ "29 мая пройдет Собор Эстонской Православной Церкви / Новости / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  10. ^ "Священный Синод утвердил кандидатов на кафедру Предстоятеля Эстонской Православной Церкви / Новости / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  11. ^ "Предстоятелем Эстонской Православной Церкви Московского Патриархата избран архиепископ Верейский Евгений". Патриархия.ru. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  12. ^ "В Неделю 1-ю по Пятидесятнице Предстоятель Русской Церкви совершил Литургию в Храме Христа Спасителя и возглавил хиротонию архимандрита Феоктиста (Игумнова) во епископа Городищенского / Новости / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  13. ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 14 июля 2018 года / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  14. ^ "Митрополит Таллиннский и всея Эстонии Евгений: буду учить эстонский язык, хотя это и сложно". ERR (in Russian). 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  15. ^ "Head of Russian Orthodox Church in Estonia signs anti-war statement". ERR News. 17 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Metropoliit Eugeni: tsiviilobjektide pommitamine on kuritegu". ERR News. 30 March 2022.
  17. ^ Sytas, Andrius. "Estonia tells its top Russian Orthodox clergyman to leave the country". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Why the Russian Metropolitan was forced to leave Estonia". Deutsche Welle (in Russian). February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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