Complex sentence: They arrived in Pakowhai (near later Napier) in December, and shortly after Lampila was relplaced by Euloge Reignier who opened his first church there on 6 March 1859.
Split into simpler sentences: They arrived in Pakowhai (near later Napier) in December. Shortly after Euloge Reignier replaced Lampila and opened his first church there on 6 March 1859.