His inability to grasp the simplest of everyday concepts provides much of the humour in the show. Ted also keeps a framed picture of Ireland's 19 World Cup manager, Jack Charlton, on the mantelpiece just beside a picture of The Sacred Heart.įather Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon) is a very simple-minded soul, in exile for a mysterious incident in Blackrock involving a group of nuns and a Sealink Ferry, presumably caused by his stupidity. Ted is probably the most complex of all the characters and despite his cynicism he often seems to be genuinely disturbed when Father Dougal makes innocent, frequent and sometimes fairly philosophically damning statements or observations about the faith. For example saying that by committing a small sin they are preventing a big sin. He frequently justifies his intended sins and schemes to Father Dougal. Indeed the more devious Ted is being, the more likely he is to say something about prayer or wanting to pray. Often the pursuit of these schemes will necessitate Ted hiding from or separating himself from the company of Mrs Doyle, Father Dougal or some other character on a flimsy pretext along the lines of: "I think actually I'll just stay here and have a quiet pray". Ted is the devious schemer of the piece and most of the plots are driven by some plan or other that Ted, a fantastic liar, has hatched to either extricate himself from a bad situation or escape Craggy Island for fame and fortune. His greatest desire is to escape Craggy Island and to find a wealthy parish in Las Vegas and a life free of embarrassment although he is also shown to be as easily seduced by fame as by money. Ted has frequently claimed that the money was "just resting in my account." Ted was previously in Wexford, which happens to be the home town of the series producer, Declan Lowney. He is a bon vivant, exiled to Craggy Island for something referred to only as "that Lourdes thing." This apparently involved his misappropriating church funds intended to be used to send a poor child to Lourdes in order to go on a gambling spree to Las Vegas. All of the interior scenes were shot at The London Studios, while all of the location footage was shot in Ireland.įather Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan) is the most normal of the priests on the island. Father Ted was written by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, who also co-created Big Train. It ran for three series, totalling 25 episodes, between 21 April 1995 and on the UK's Channel 4. Memorials may be directed to the Missionaries of Charity, 506 Hancock St., Peoria, IL 61603.Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the extremely remote (and fictional) Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. He is survived by three brothers: Joe (Alicia) Hochstatter of Mendota, John (Barb) Hochstatter of Mendota, and Cathy (Bill) Meyer of Huntley six nieces and nephews numerous great-nieces and great-nephews, many cousins and an aunt, Marian Hochstatter of Mendota. In 2001, Father Hochstatter arrived in Africa and it would be his home for the remainder of his ministry. He concelebrated a Mass with Pope John Paul II in his private chapel in November of 1995, and then days later knelt before Mother Teresa and took his fourth vow of lifelong service to the poor. In September of 1990, Father Hochstatter met Mother Teresa and, in 1993, was released for service with the Missionaries of Charity, beginning at a post in Albania. Martin de Porres Parish in Peoria in 1989.īEGINS SERVICE WITH MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY James Hospital in Pontiac, where he served from 1984 until becoming pastor of St. Peter and Paul, Leonore, before being named chaplain of St. He then served briefly as parochial vicar of St. Pius X Parish, Rock Island, from 1980 to 1983. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana, from which he received a masters of divinity degree.įather Hochstatter was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria by Bishop Edward W. Joseph Seminary High School in Oak Brook and received an undergraduate degree in psychology from Quincy College.įollowing a year of study at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, he worked in child care in Parma, Ohio, continuing his preparation for the priesthood at St. 7, 1949, in Mendota to Richard and Dorothy (Henkel) Hochstatter, he was raised as a member of Sts. An additional hour of visitation will precede the funeral Mass.īorn Aug. 21, 2022.īishop Louis Tylka will be the principal celebrant of the funeral Mass. 29, at Holy Cross Church here for Father Theodore (Ted) Hochstatter, 73, who was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria and since 1993 served the poor with the Missionaries of Charity, mostly in Africa.įather Hochsatter died unexpectedly in Dunlap on Sept. MENDOTA – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
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