Complex sentence: He served as a parish priest until he was made a professor of literature and Sacred Scripture from 1882 to 1905 and also served as a spiritual director from 1893 until his appointment as a rector in 1896.
Split into simpler sentences: He served as a parish priest until he was made a professor of literature and sacred scripture from 1882 to 1905. He also served as the spiritual director from 1893 until his appointment as rector in 1896.