In 1910, Father Louis Carew was sent to Mount St Bernard as provisional superior. In 1889, Father Louis had been appointed as superior of New Melleray Abbey in Iowa and later became a definitor of the order. Noted for the firmness of his discipline, an indication of the regard in which he was held occurred in 1915, when John Hedley, Bishop of Newport and Menevia summoned Father Louis as his director, to prepare him for death. However, numbers remained low during his period of governance. Father Louis died in 1927, whilst on holiday in Ireland.