of Bamenda Abbey (Cameroon) which he served from 1993 until 1996, and superior of Scourmont Abbey (Belgium), from 1996 until 1998. Dom Ambrose accepted the ministry of chaplain for the community of Vitorchiano and remained there until he returned to his "community of stability", Mount St Bernard Abbey, where he died on 24 August 2013, aged ninety years. In 1974, the monastery elected their prior, Father Cyril Bunce as abbot. He was succeeded by John Moakler in 1980, in turn succeeded by Dom Joseph Delargy in 2001. Following his retirement as Abbot in 2001, Dom John Moakler was made Abbot Emeritus and later took up the position of chaplain at Holy Cross Abbey in Whitland, Wales. Dom Joseph Delargy retired as abbot in June 2013, after completing two six-year terms. Following a short sabbatical in India, Father Joseph assumed duties as the Abbey Guestmaster The subsequent abbatial election was inconclusive and Norwegian-born Father Erik Varden was appointed Superior ad nutum (i.e. with the agreement of the community). On 16 April 2015, Varden became the eleventh abbot of Mount St Bernard, following a further election, becoming the first abbot to have been born outside Britain or Ireland. In October 2019, Pope Francis chose Varden to be the next Bishop-Prelate of Trondheim, in Norway. Varden's chief legagy at the Abbey is perhaps the founding of its brewery during his office. In January 2020, the monks of Mount St Bernard re-elected Father Joseph Delargy as their Abbot for a third term in this office. Abbot Joseph resigned this position in 2022, and was succeeded by Dom Peter Claver Craddy as Superior. Notable monks A number of monks at Mount St Bernard Abbey have attained a measure of celebrity beyond the sphere of their cloister. Other than Blessed Cyprian Tansi or those who became abbots or superiors, they are summarized here. Anselm Baker (1834 - 1885) - Heraldic artist. Joined the abbey in 1857. About two-thirds of the coats-of-arms in Foster's Peerage were drawn by him and are signed 'F.A.' (Frater Anselm). He also executed mural paintings in the chapel of Atherstone Priory; in St Winifred's, Shepshed; in the Temple in Garendon Park, and in the Lady and Infirmary chapels at St Bernard's. Buried in the abbey graveyard. Henry Augustine Collins (1827 - 1919) - Hymnist. Ordained an Anglican priest in 1853, Henry Collins converted to the Catholic Church and joined Mount St Bernard