Edward Raymond Ames (May 20, 1806 – May 15, 1879) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852.

He was licensed to preach by the circuit rider (and presiding elder), Peter Cartwright.

Ames traveled extensively, especially visiting the Indian Missions of his denomination along the northern lakes and on the western frontier.

Ames was elected to the episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church by the 1852 General Conference.

For example, when the United States government seized the property of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (in Southern United States), Ames was put in charge of the confiscated property by President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

Ames' health was impaired for several years, but he continued his work until a few weeks before his death.