Complex sentence: Between 1893 and 1895 he was vicar-general in Honnavar, Karnataka, serving a community of Konkani and Kannada speakers, the latter being a language he learnt.
Split into simpler sentences: Between 1893 and 1895 he was vicar-general in Honnavar, today in the State of Karnataka. There he served a community of Konkani and Kannada speakers, the latter being a language he learnt.