Complex sentence: Early in 1909 he was appointed archdeacon of Manchester, but a few months later accepted the archbishopric of Sydney and was consecrated at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on 24 August 1909.
Split into simpler sentences: Early in 1909 he was appointed archdeacon of Manchester. Later in 1909 he accepted the archbishopric of Sydney and was consecrated at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on 24 August 1909.