This was a great honour for Bukoba and Tanzania as he was the first African cardinal ever, a prince of the Catholic Church. In 1969 he was transferred to be archbishop of Dar es Salaam and his former auxiliary bishop Gervase Nkalanga who was then Apostolic Administrator in Kabale, Uganda was appointed bishop of Bukoba (1960 – 1974) Today the diocese of Bukoba under bishop Nestor Timanywa since 1974, in 2006 with 30 parishes had 521,256 Catholics in a population of 870,048 inhabitants which is 60%. There were 113 diocesan priests working in the diocese with a good number outside the diocese especially in national and international institutions. There are 512 religious women from 7 congregations the majority being the Theresian sisters. The diocese has another diocesan sisters’ congregation, the “Daughters of Mother Mary of Perpetual Help” which has about 46 members.
Baada ya kukiri kufanya kitendo hicho, wanafamilia ya mtoto huyo walimpiga na kumtimua kazi bila ya kumpa hata senti tano.Akizungumza na gazeti hili, hausigeli huyo amesema mara baada ya kufika katika nyumba hiyo bibi yake alikuja usiku na kumuomba damu ya Miriam Naftari (25), mtoto wa mwenye nyumba hiyo ambaye alikwenda kumchukua Morogoro bila kumuaga.Amesema kuwa usiku huo alijitahidi kumnyonya damu dada huyo aliyekwenda kumchukua lakini jitihada zilikwama kwa kuwa dada huyo alikuwa ameokoka.Kutokana na hali hiyo, bibi akaamua achukue nguo za dada mkubwa wa familia ya Mzee Naftal ili wamtoe kafara ambapo ilitakiwa afe jana ndipo aliamua kuchukua nguo ili amkabidhi bibi yake huyo.Msichana huyo amedai kuwa akiwa kwenye maandalizi hayo ndipo Miriam alipogundua kisha kupiga kelele kabla ya yeye kutimiza azima yake.