About Father Trojcak

Father Ron Trojcak studied music at the University of Illinois (1952-55). In 1953 he entered the seminary at Notre Dame, moved to St. Mary of the Lake seminary in 1955, and was ordained in 1968. From 1968 to 1969, he completed a Masters in Theology at the McCormick Theological Seminar. In 1970 he came Canada to undertake Ph. D. at St. Michael's in Toronto.

In 1972 he came to King's College in London Ontario, where he has remained for over two decades, teaching theology and serving as College Chaplain.

In 1980 he went to Lusaka Zambia on a one year leave of absence. It is there that his love affair with African art began. He first purchase,was the mother and child, shown on the left, by Zambian artist Eddie Mumba. In the winter of 1996 and again in 1997, an exhibition of his collection was hosted at the library of King's College. Some of these pages are decorated with this art.

Father Trojcak retired as Chaplain in 2001.

Photographed by G. Alvernaz Mulcahy