Carlos Miguel Buela

Father

Carlos Miguel Buela

Superior General of the Institute of the Incarnate Word
Buela celebrating Mass
ChurchLatin Church
In office
  • 1984–1994
  • 2001–2010
Orders
Ordination7 October 1971
Personal details
Born(1941-04-04)4 April 1941
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died23 April 2023(2023-04-23) (aged 82)
Genoa, Italy

Carlos Miguel Buela (4 April 1941 – 23 April 2023) was an Argentinian Catholic priest. In 1984, Buela founded the Institute of the Incarnate Word religious order, of which he was the Superior General from its founding until 1994 and again from 2001 until 2010, when he was removed as Superior General in response to allegations of abuse against seminarians. Both Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis confirmed the outcome, and in 2021 a Vatican tribunal found Buela guilty of committing sexual abuse against five members or former members of the order.