Background
He was born in Fairfield, Kentucky.
He was born in Fairfield, Kentucky.
He attended the Saint Meinrad Seminary in Indiana from 1911 to 1915.
He held a Swiss academic doctorate. In 1928 and 1929 while Secretary of the Catholic School Board he formed the Catholic Recreation Commission. He was a pioneer on We Have A Signal radio in ecumenical broadcast.
He has also served on the post-World World War II international committee.
In 1949 when he was 55 years old he founded Pitt Academy a school for special kids. lieutenant was the first facility in Louisville for developmentally disabled students.
Msgr. Pitt is also an author who in 1951 wrote the book "Catholic Education Today and Tomorrow".
He died in 1971 at the age of 77.
