Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams (May 17, 1817 – December 5, 1891) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Deciding to become an Episcopal minister, he entered the General Theological Seminary in New York City.

He then entered St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, run by the Society of St. Sulpice, to prepare to become a Catholic priest.

[3] After his ordination, Wadhams was assigned as an assistant pastor at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany, New York, later becoming its rector.

[3] One of Wadham's first projects was to expand the small St. Mary's Church in Ogdensburg into a proper cathedral, adding a sacristy, stained glass windows and a sanctuary.

He did found and improves schools in Carthage, Plattsburgh, Ogdensburg, Keeseville, Hogansburg and Brasher Falls, New York.

[2] Wadhams invited several women's religious orders to the diocese, where they opened orphanages, schools and hospitals.