Complex sentence: Dr Connell was surpisingly appointed Archbishop of Dublin by the Holy See as Archbishop of Dublin in early 1988 and was consecrated in the Pro-Cathedral, Dublin on 6 March 1988.
Split into simpler sentences: Dr Connell was unexpectedly appointed Archbishop of Dublin by the Holy See in early 1988. Connell and was consecrated in the Pro-Cathedral, Dublin on 6 March 1988.