Gabriel Mmole (1939 – 15 May 2019) was a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate. Born in Nangoo, Mmole was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He was appointed Bishop of Mtwara in 1988 and served until

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accepted his resignation on 15 October 2015 and named to succeed him. Mmole died following a long illness on 15 May 2019 in Mtwara, at the age of 80.

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1939 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Tanzania 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Tanzania Roman Catholic bishops of Mtwara {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub