Background
Duffey, Paul Andrews was born on December 13, 1920 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Henderson and Julia Griffin (McKissack) Duffey.
Duffey, Paul Andrews was born on December 13, 1920 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Henderson and Julia Griffin (McKissack) Duffey.
Student, University Alabama, 1938-1940; Bachelor of Arts, Birmingham-Southern College, 1942; Master of Divinity, Vanderbilt University, 1945; Doctor of Divinity, Birmingham-Southern College, 1966; Doctor of Humane Letters, Union College, 1987; Doctor of Laws, Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1987.
Ordained to ministry as deacon, United Methodist Church, 1944; elder, United Methodist Church, 1946; pastor, Chapel Hill Church, Tennessee, 1944-1946; pastor, Abbeville, Alabama, 1946-1950; pastor, Marion, Alabama, 1950-1954; pastor, Dexter Ave United Methodist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954-1961; pastor, First Church, Pensacola, Florida, 1961-1966; pastor, First Church, Dothan, Alabama, 1966-1970; pastor, First Church, Montgomery, Alabama, 1970-1976; superintendent, Montgomery district United Methodist Church, from 1976; member judicial council, Montgomery district United Methodist Church, 1976-1980; bishop, United Methodist Church, Louisville, 1980-1991; retired, 1991.
Chairman community council United Appeal, 1974. Trustee Birmingham-Southern College, since 1956, Chairman of the Board, 1956-1973.
Married Anna Louise Calhoun, June 20, 1944. Children: Melanie Duffey Hutto, Paul Andrews Junior.