Complex sentence: On 17 October 1987 Pope John Paul II named him titular archbishop of "Urbs Salvia" and appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, Togo and Benin.
Split into simpler sentences: On 17 October 1987 Pope John Paul II named him titular archbishop of "Urbs Salvia". He was then appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, Togo and Benin.