Complex sentence: A diocese was founded around the middle of the thirteenth century to the north of the Ṭur ʿAbdin for the town of Ḥesna d'Kifa, whose earliest-known bishop, Eliya, was present at the enthronement of Makkikha II in 1257.
Split into simpler sentences: A diocese was founded around the middle of the thirteenth century to the north of the ur Abdin for the town of esna d'Kifa. The bishop Eliya of esna d'Kifa was present at the enthronement of Makkikha II in 1257.