Complex sentence: In December 2004, on the birthday of the King of Thailand, he was made a "Chao Khun" with the ecclesiastical title of "Phra Bhavanaviteht"; he was only the second foreign-born monk to receive such an honour.
Split into simpler sentences: In December 2004, on the birthday of the King of Thailand, he was made a "Chao Khun" with the ecclesiastical title of "Phra Bhavanaviteht". He was only the second foreign-born monk to receive such an honour.