Edward Joseph Adams (born August 24, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1976.

He was the apostolic nuncio to Great Britain from 2017 to 2020 and held earlier postings in Greece, Asia, Africa and Central America.

The Catholic Church in Northern Ireland is administered locally, with its apostolic nuncio based in Dublin.

[7] In February 2019, the Guardian reported that Adams received repeated requests for information to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (ICSA) held by the British Government.

[9] Pope Francis accepted Adam's resignation as apostolic nuncio to Great Britain on January 31, 2020.