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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
I think records are marked, and a bishop has to call in to get the information.
There is nothing in the local record that says "cheated on wife" or gives any explanation.
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This is correct, to avoid accidental invasion of privacy on the part of the person in question.
I'm not aware of any official (ie, "handbook") stipulation on former church discipline for bishops. But as I've said before, in my youth I had a bishop who years earlier (early on in his marriage, if you can believe it) was unfaithful. He was disciplined (not sure how severely), repented, and was re-instated.
One of the questions commonly asked of people called to visible positions is, "Is there anything in your past that, were it brought to light, could hurt the church?" I think that is the key more than anything. These are very subjective decisions.