Complex sentence: It was delivered to the president, Chancellor Levison, on 5 May, in the absence of the newly elected dean, Gregory Dodds, the election took place on 20 May and his consecration was held on 14 July that year.
Split into simpler sentences: It was delivered to the president, Chancellor Levison, on 5 May. In the absence of the newly elected dean, Gregory Dodds, the election took place on 20 May and his consecration was held on 14 July that year.