 The Bishop of Dover holds the additional title of "Bishop in Canterbury" and is empowered to act almost as if the Bishop of Dover were the diocesan bishop of Canterbury, since the actual diocesan bishop (the Archbishop of Canterbury) is based at Lambeth Palace in London, and thus is frequently away from the diocese, fulfilling national and international duties.Among other things, this gives the Bishop of Dover an "ex officio" seat in the church's General Synod.There is another suffragan, the Bishop of Maidstone, who has different responsibilities.