Complex sentence: Joined by Father Michael Accolti, S.J., Nobili first traveled to San Francisco, then onto San Jose, where he was appointed the pastor of Mission Santa Clara, then recently acquired from the Franciscans.
Split into simpler sentences: Joined by Father Michael Accolti, S.J., Nobili first traveled to San Francisco, then onto San Jose. He was appointed the pastor of Mission Santa Clara, then recently acquired from the Franciscans.