Complex sentence: On 8 January 1953 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, and consecrated on 25 March 1953 by Auguste-Siméon Colas.
Split into simpler sentences: On 8 January 1953 he was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. He was ordained bishop on 25 March 1953 by Auguste-Siméon Colas.