Complex sentence: He was for a time a member of the Whitby community, under St Hilda, and in 687 he was consecrated Bishop of Hexham and in 705 was promoted to the bishopric of York.
Split into simpler sentences: He was for a time a member of the Whitby community, under St Hilda. In 687 he was consecrated Bishop of Hexham and in 705 was promoted to the bishopric of York.