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More specifically, seemingly because he opposes the ordination of women ...
The interesting bit is that a railway junction in Kent has its own bishop.
A flying bishop, no less. It must have been intended as a consolation prize for the funding difficulties around building the White Horse of Ebbsfleet:
You can just see how residents of the area would have needed some clerical assistance in coping with the sense of loss they have been feeling over this.
Interesting - the Bishop of Ebbsfleet has resigned from the Anglican Church to join the Catholics in protest against the 20th century.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/03/anglican-bishop-of-ebbsfleet-resigns-to-join-roman-catholic-church
The interesting bit is that a railway junction in Kent has its own bishop.