Complex sentence: John Joseph Paul was appointed auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of La Crosse on May 17,1977 and was ordained a bishop on August 4,1977 and on October 14,1983 became Diocesan Bishop succeeding Bishop Frederick William Freking.
Split into simpler sentences: John Joseph Paul was appointed auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of La Crosse on May 17,1977 and was ordained a bishop on August 4,1977. On October 14,1983 he became Diocesan Bishop succeeding Bishop Frederick William Freking.