Complex sentence: In October 1954, ground was broken for the new cathedral and on the morning of October 13,1959, a few days past the fifth anniversary of the groundbreaking, Bishop Jerome Sebastian consecrated the cathedral.
Split into simpler sentences: In October 1954, ground was broken for the new cathedral. On the morning of October 13,1959, a few days past the fifth anniversary of the groundbreaking, Bishop Jerome Sebastian consecrated the cathedral.