Complex sentence: Joseph Thomas O'Keefe (March 12,1919--September 2,1997) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Syracuse from 1987 to 1995.
Split into simpler sentences: Joseph Thomas O'Keefe (March 12,1919--September 2,1997) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Syracuse from 1987 to 1995.