[1] Taking holy orders, he was appointed perpetual curate of Berden and vicar of Ugley, Essex, 18 February 1817.
He became well known as a preacher in London, at Berkeley and Belgrave Chapels, and at the Foundling and Magdalene Hospitals before 1830.
In 1833 he was presented to the perpetual curacy of St Barnabas, Kensington, by the vicar, Joseph Holden Pott.
He resigned his Essex livings in 1846, and Kensington in 1848, becoming domestic chaplain to the Duchess of Kent.
Pitman was a prolific writer, compiler, and editor, producing annotated editions of: Besides sermons, he also published: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Pitman, John Rogers".